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Severe Thunderstorm warning update: Mills/Pott. Counties

Weather

July 7th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

MILLS IA-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-

636 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2014

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR EASTERN MILLS AND SOUTH CENTRAL POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES…

AT 636 PM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR MACEDONIA TO NEAR MALVERN…MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

OAKLAND…MALVERN…CARSON…EMERSON…MACEDONIA…HENDERSON…HASTINGS AND OLD TOWN PARK.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…

HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 17 AND 27.

HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 25 AND 52.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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