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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Benton, IA; Buchanan, IA

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Benton, Buchanan
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What is happening

SVRDVN The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Buchanan County in northeastern Iowa... Northern Benton County in east central Iowa... * Until 515 PM CDT. * At 438 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over La Porte City, or 13 miles...

What the bulletin says to do

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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SVRDVN The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Buchanan County in northeastern Iowa... Northern Benton County in east central Iowa... * Until 515 PM CDT. * At 438 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over La Porte City, or 13 miles northwest of Vinton, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Vinton, Urbana, Dysart, Garrison, Brandon, Mount Auburn, Lime Creek County Park, Vinton Memorial Airport, Rodgers Park, Hoefle-Dulin Park, Spencers Grove, Minne Estema Park, Benton County Fairgrounds, and Cheney. This includes Interstate 380 between mile markers 43 and 55.

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    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 4:38PM CDT until August 7 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Quad Cities IA IL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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