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Severe Thunderstorm update: Cass/Guthrie/Audubon/Adair Counties

Weather

June 6th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Cass IA-Guthrie IA-Audubon IA-Adair IA-
805 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR CASS...SOUTHERN GUTHRIE...SOUTHERN AUDUBON AND ADAIR COUNTIES...

At 805 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles east of Walnut to 10 miles south of Stuart,
moving south at 20 mph.

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

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

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

Locations impacted include...
Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart, Griswold, Anita, Exira, Adair,
Fontanelle, Elk Horn, Dexter, Lewis, Casey, Orient, Diamondhead Lake,
Massena, Menlo, Kimballton, Cumberland, Bridgewater and Brayton.

This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 50 and 97.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.