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Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cass/Adair/Adams Counties

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August 7th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

1243 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...
  ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...
  SOUTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...

* UNTIL 115 AM CDT

* AT 1242 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF
  CORNING...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
           ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CORNING...CARBON AND PRESCOTT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.