545 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…NORTHWESTERN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…SOUTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 544 PM CDT…A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER CRESTON…MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD…DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…WEATHER SPOTTERS 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.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR…

GREEN VALLEY LAKE AROUND 555 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE CRESTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT…ORIENT…GREEN VALLEY LAKE STATE PARK AND MACKSBURG.

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.