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Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Quad Cities, IA IL
Issued by NWS Quad Cities, IA IL
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406 WWUS53 KDVN 022310 SVSDVN Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL 610 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024 IAC031-103-139-183-022330- /O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-240702T2330Z/ Cedar IA-Johnson IA-Washington IA-Muscatine IA- 610 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN CEDAR...SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON...NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN MUSCATINE COUNTIES... At 610 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Muscatine County Fairgrounds, or 8 miles southeast of West Branch, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Damaging tornado. SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado. 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. This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Cedar, southeastern Johnson, northeastern Washington and northwestern Muscatine Counties, including the following locations... Springdale, Iowa City Municipal Airport, Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, Muscatine County Fairgrounds, Johnson County Fairgrounds, University Of Iowa, Hills Access, and River Junction. This includes Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 247 and 263. 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 you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, 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! Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4149 9165 4167 9167 4172 9117 4146 9117 TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 261DEG 45KT 4156 9128 TORNADO...OBSERVED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN $$ Uttech