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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Tornado Warning

National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL

702 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024



The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a



* Tornado Warning for...

  Southwestern Rock Island County in northwestern Illinois...

  Cedar County in east central Iowa...

  Eastern Johnson County in east central Iowa...

  Southwestern Jones County in east central Iowa...

  Muscatine County in east central Iowa...

  Southeastern Linn County in east central Iowa...



* Until 745 AM CDT.



* At 701 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both

  tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located

  along a line extending from near Cou Falls to near Hills Access to

  near Fredonia, moving east at 55 mph.



  HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.



  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.



  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 

           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 

           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 

           damage is likely.



* These dangerous storms will be near...

  Iowa City, Muscatine, West Branch, West Liberty, Solon, Ely, 

  Fruitland, Shueyville, Nichols, and Lake Macbride State Park 

  around 705 AM CDT.

  Atalissa, Springdale, and Saulsbury Bridge Campground around 710 

  AM CDT.

  Mount Vernon, Wilton, Lisbon, Rochester, Buchanan, Cedar Bluff, 

  Cedar Valley, Moscow, Sutliff, and Cedar Valley Park around 715 AM 

  CDT.

  Tipton, Mechanicsville, Fairport, Illinois City, Sweetland Center, 

  Tipton Matthews Airport, Cedar County Fairgrounds, and Fairport 

  Recreation Area around 720 AM CDT.



Other locations in the path of these tornadic storms include Durant,

Stanwood, Bennett, Loud Thunder Forest Preserve, New Era, Wildcat Den

State Park, Pleasant Prairie, Midway Beach, Sunbury, Shady Creek

Campground, Walcott, Blue Grass, Montpelier, Clarence, Stockton,

Bennett Park, Clark's Ferry Recreation Area, Lowden and Olin.



This includes the following highways...

 Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 247 and 278.

 Interstate 380 between mile markers 7 and 17.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest

floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a

mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter

and protect yourself from flying debris.



Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the

tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!



&&



LAT...LON 4214 9133 4185 9090 4160 9090 4159 9078

      4133 9079 4134 9137 4142 9137 4142 9138

      4171 9151 4177 9160 4186 9181

TIME...MOT...LOC 1201Z 251DEG 47KT 4179 9168 4157 9144 4126 9129 



TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED

MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN



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RP Kinney