323 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA… UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 322 PM CDT…A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF STANTON…OR 16 MILES WEST OF CORNING…MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. ANOTHER TORNADO MAY BE DEVELOPING ON THE SOUTHEAST EDGE OF THIS STORM.

HAZARD…DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT…FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS…WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: GRANT AND VIKING LAKE STATE PARK.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 45 AND 51.

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.