iNWS Alert

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
803 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Henry County in southeastern Iowa...
Louisa County in southeastern Iowa...
Cedar County in east central Iowa...
Eastern Johnson County in east central Iowa...
Eastern Washington County in southeastern Iowa...
Southern Jones County in east central Iowa...
Muscatine County in east central Iowa...
Southeastern Linn County in east central Iowa...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 801 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Wyman, or 8
miles southwest of Columbus Junction, moving north at 70 mph. A
trained spotter reported a wind gust of 77 mph in New London Iowa
at 748 PM.

THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR HENRY COUNTY AND WASHINGTON COUNTY.

HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect
considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles.
Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Haskins, Cotter, Ainsworth, Cairo, Wyman, Columbus City,
Crawfordsville, Gladwin, Fredonia, and Columbus Junction around
805 PM CDT.
Conesville around 810 PM CDT.
Lone Tree, River Junction, Riverside, and Nichols around 815 PM
CDT.
West Liberty, Iowa City, Hills, and Hills Access around 820 PM
CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Oasis, Springdale, Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, Muscatine
County Fairgrounds, West Branch, Cedar Bluff, Cedar Valley, Newport,
Morse, Elmira, Cedar Valley Park, Buchanan, Solon, Sutliff, Lisbon,
Mechanicsville and Mount Vernon.

This includes Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 241 and 274.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. This storm is producing
widespread wind damage across Henry and Washington Counties.

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LAT...LON 4211 9090 4194 9090 4143 9101 4141 9105
4130 9107 4125 9111 4119 9106 4107 9109
4108 9137 4102 9137 4106 9164 4218 9159
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 189DEG 59KT 4118 9148

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH