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Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 9:30: Shelby County

Weather

June 30th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

845 AM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...
  SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...

* UNTIL 930 AM CDT

* AT 845 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PERSIA...OR
  28 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DENISON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
           WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HARLAN...ELK HORN...SHELBY...IRWIN...PERSIA...PANAMA...
  PORTSMOUTH...WESTPHALIA...TENNANT...KIRKMAN...NISHNA BEND
  RECREATION AREA...PRAIRIE ROSE STATE PARK AND ELK HORN CREEK
  RECREATION AREA.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 67 AND 83.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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