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Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Ringgold/Madison/Adair Counties

Weather

August 2nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

626 PM CDT SUN AUG 2 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…NORTHERN RINGGOLD COUNTY, SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY, SOUTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTY and UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…

EASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 626 PM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE

EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES SOUTH OF WINTERSET TO 4 MILES WEST OF GREEN

VALLEY LAKE…MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE

TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

CRESTON…GREEN VALLEY LAKE…AFTON…MURRAY…ORIENT…LORIMOR…

DIAGONAL…TINGLEY…MACKSBURG…CROMWELL…ARISPE…SHANNON

CITY…KENT…THAYER…GREEN VALLEY LAKE STATE PARK…MURRAY

ROADSIDE REST AREA AND CRESTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.