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Severe Thunderstorm Warning: SE Guthrie/NE Adair Counties

Weather

May 22nd, 2017 by Ric Hanson

727 PM CDT MON MAY 22 2017

The National Weather Service in Des Moines  has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Madison County in south central Iowa...
  Southeastern Guthrie County in west central Iowa...
  Northeastern Adair County in southwestern Iowa...
  Southwestern Dallas County in central Iowa...

* Until 815 PM CDT.

* At 726 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Stuart, or 12
  miles southeast of Guthrie Center, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.  At 625 PM, quarter sized hail was
           reported near Menlo by a trained spotter.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Adel, Stuart, Earlham, De Soto, Van Meter, Redfield, Dexter,
  Diamondhead Lake, Menlo and Badger Creek State Park.

This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 84 and 113.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.