314 PM CDT THU SEP 19 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

SOUTHEASTERN MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 312 PM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE

EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COIN TO SHENANDOAH TO 9 MILES

NORTHWEST OF ESSEX…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

RED OAK…CLARINDA…SHENANDOAH…VILLISCA…ESSEX…STANTON…

COIN…COLLEGE SPRINGS…SHAMBAUGH…BRADDYVILLE…GRANT…

YORKTOWN…IMOGENE…NORTHBORO…COBURG…BLANCHARD…HEPBURN…

PIERCE RECREATION AREA AND VIKING LAKE STATE PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A

BUILDING.