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Tornado Warning: Union & Adams Counties

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August 2nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

655 PM CDT SUN AUG 2 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
WEST CENTRAL UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 655 PM CDT…A TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF GREEN VALLEY LAKE…OR 7 MILES WEST OF CRESTON…MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD…TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES…ROOFS AND VEHICLES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…CROMWELL AND KENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TO REPEAT…A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS…IN A MOBILE HOME…OR
IN A VEHICLE…MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.