1132 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

SOUTHERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

WESTERN RINGGOLD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…

TAYLOR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT

* AT 1128 PM CDT…A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A

LINE EXTENDING FROM CLARINDA TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF HOPKINS…AND

MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

BEDFORD…CORNING…LENOX…NEW MARKET…NODAWAY…GRAVITY…

ATHELSTAN…CONWAY…SHARPSBURG…BLOCKTON…REDDING…MALOY…

CLEARFIELD…PRESCOTT…DELPHOS AND BENTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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!

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