Special Weather Statement for Louisa; Jefferson; Henry +7 more
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At 252 PM CDT, trained weather spotters reported a tornado west of Morning Sun. These storms were nearly stationary. HAZARD...Funnel clouds and possibly weak, brief tornadoes and minor flooding. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Isolated damage to roofs, siding and trees is possible. Locations impacted...
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Conditions are favorable for the development of funnel clouds, and possibly brief, weak tornadoes. The National Weather Service will conntinue to closely monitor the situation, and may issue a Tornado Warning if the threat increases. If you see a funnel cloud please seek shelter indoors and then contact your local law enforcement agency for relay to the National Weather Service.
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At 252 PM CDT, trained weather spotters reported a tornado west of Morning Sun. These storms were nearly stationary. HAZARD...Funnel clouds and possibly weak, brief tornadoes and minor flooding. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Isolated damage to roofs, siding and trees is possible. Locations impacted include... Burlington, Fairfield, Monmouth, Mount Pleasant, Oquawka, Keosauqua, West Burlington, Burgess, New London, Mediapolis, Danville, Stronghurst, Morning Sun, Woodhull, Kirkwood, Alpha, Keithsburg, Birmingham, Salem, and Little York. This includes Interstate 74 in Illinois between mile markers 31 and 33.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 19 at 3:25PM 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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