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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING: CARROLL, AUDUBON, GUTHRIE COUNTIES

Weather

May 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

422 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…SOUTHERN CARROLL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…NORTHERN AUDUBON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…NORTHWESTERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…* UNTIL 500 PM CDT

* AT 422 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR IRWIN…OR 0 MILES NORTHWEST OF AUDUBON…MOVING EAST AT 25 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…

AUDUBON…COON RAPIDS…TEMPLETON…DEDHAM…GRAY AND AUDUBON

COUNTY AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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