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Tornado Warning NE Adams County until 7-pm

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August 2nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

630 PM CDT SUN AUG 2 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…

NORTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT

* AT 630 PM CDT…A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF

GREEN VALLEY LAKE…OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF CRESTON…MOVING SOUTH

AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD…TORNADO.

SOURCE…WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES…ROOFS AND VEHICLES.

* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF

NORTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY.

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.