TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 118 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN IOWA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA... NORTHERN KEOKUK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA... * UNTIL 145 PM CDT * AT 117 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF WHAT CHEER...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SIGOURNEY...WHAT CHEER...DELTA...KESWICK...MILLERSBURG...SOUTH ENGLISH...NORTH ENGLISH...KINROSS...HARPER...PARNELL...COAL CREEK...GIBSON...THORNBURG...SIG-NOR FIELD AIRPORT AND WEBSTER. OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE KEOKUK COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS...KEOKUK COUNTY EXPO...LAKE YENRUOGIS COUNTY PARK AND BELVA DEER RECREATION AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO 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. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW. &&
Posted on: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:22:07 +0000