Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
787 WUUS53 KDMX 022221 SVRDMX IAC007-051-179-022300- /O.NEW.KDMX.SV.W.0211.240702T2221Z-240702T2300Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Des Moines IA 521 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024 The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Davis County in southeastern Iowa... Wapello County in southeastern Iowa... Eastern Appanoose County in south central Iowa... * Until 600 PM CDT. * At 521 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Hedrick to near Exline, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Ottumwa, Bloomfield, Ottumwa Industrial Airport, Eldon, Agency, Moulton, Pulaski, Drakesville, Exline, Floris, Unionville, Udell, Lake Wapello State Park, Sharon Bluffs State Park, and Bloomfield Municipal Airport. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for south central and southeastern Iowa. && LAT...LON 4116 9240 4116 9218 4060 9218 4059 9292 4060 9292 TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 267DEG 37KT 4119 9229 4059 9285 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Small