250 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

…A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR EASTERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHEASTERN PAGE COUNTIES…

AT 249 PM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTH OF CLARINDA TO 3 MILES NORTH OF STANTON…MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. STORMS IN THIS AREA HAVE PRODUCED ONE BRIEF TORNADO EARLIER.

HAZARD…TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

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.

THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR…

STANTON AROUND 255 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE TORNADIC STORMS INCLUDE VIKING LAKE STATE PARK AND HEPBURN.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 42 AND 51.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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.