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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Lee, IA; Van Buren, IA

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What you need to know

Applies to
Lee, Van Buren
Effective
Ended
Official severity
Severe
Official urgency
Immediate
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Observed

What is happening

At 920 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Primrose, or 16 miles northwest of Fort Madison, moving south at 30 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Houghton and Mt Hamill.

What the bulletin says to do

A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not immediately likely, if one is spotted act quickly and move to a place of safety inside a sturdy structure, such as a basement or small interior room. 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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Official revisions

6 captured
  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 9:20PM CDT until August 7 at 9:30PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

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  2. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 9:05PM CDT until August 7 at 9:30PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

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  3. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 8:57PM CDT until August 7 at 9:30PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

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  4. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 8:48PM CDT until August 7 at 9:30PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

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  5. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 8:38PM CDT until August 7 at 9:30PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

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  6. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 8:28PM CDT until August 7 at 9:30PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

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Source and limitations

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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