SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 903 PM CDT SUN JUL 6 2014 IAC099-157-070215- /O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-140707T0215Z/ JASPER IA-POWESHIEK IA- 903 PM CDT SUN JUL 6 2014 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN JASPER AND NORTHWESTERN POWESHIEK COUNTIES... AT 902 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROCK CREEK LAKE...OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEWTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. SOURCE...PUBLIC CONFIRMED TORNADO. AT 855 PM A TORNADO WAS REPORTED 5 MILES NORTH OF NEWTON. IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... NEWTON...GRINNELL...ROCK CREEK LAKE...KELLOGG...OAKLAND ACRES... GRINNELL REGIONAL AIRPORT AND ROCK CREEK STATE PARK. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 170 AND 185. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 02:05:42 +0000
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