United Group Insurance

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Central Shelby County

Weather

August 2nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

426 AM CDT SUN AUG 2 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA UNTIL 500 AM CDT

* AT 426 AM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR EARLING…OR 19 MILES SOUTH OF DENISON…MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 40 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…

HARLAN…EARLING…IRWIN…DEFIANCE…WESTPHALIA AND KIRKMAN. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 80 AND 89.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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