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/O.NEW.KDVN.SV.W.0092.240428T0058Z-240428T0145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
758 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Jefferson County in southeastern Iowa...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 758 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fairfield,
  moving 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...
  Fairfield, Libertyville, Lockridge, Maharishi Vedic City, Pleasant
  Plain, Fairfield Municipal Airport, Perlee, East Pleasant Plain,
  Germanville, Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Jefferson County Park,
  Brookville, Mac Coon Access, Salina, and Beckwith.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for southeastern
Iowa.

&&

LAT...LON 4103 9217 4116 9191 4116 9172 4096 9172
      4093 9209
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 242DEG 36KT 4100 9192

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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