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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

National Weather Service Des Moines IA

831 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024



The National Weather Service in Des Moines  has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...

  Monroe County in south central Iowa...

  Northern Davis County in southeastern Iowa...

  Wapello County in southeastern Iowa...

  Northern Appanoose County in south central Iowa...



* Until 915 PM CDT.



* At 831 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles east of

  Melrose, or 8 miles southwest of Albia, moving east at 60 mph.



  HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.



  SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.



  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 

           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 

           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.



* Locations impacted include...

  Ottumwa, Albia, Lake Sundown, Rathbun Lake, Eldon, Moravia, Agency,

  Blakesburg, Drakesville, Floris, Melrose, Unionville, Lake Wapello

  State Park, Albia Municipal Airport, and Honey Creek State Park.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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

building.



A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central

and southeastern Iowa.



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LAT...LON 4077 9218 4086 9310 4106 9309 4109 9218

TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 270DEG 50KT 4096 9295 



THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED

MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN

WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH



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