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WFUS53 KDVN 042228
TORDVN

ILC015-195-042315-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
428 PM CST Mon Mar 4 2024

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Whiteside County in northwestern Illinois...
  Southeastern Carroll County in northwestern Illinois...

* Until 515 PM CST.

* At 427 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Whiteside County Fairgrounds, or over Morrison,
  moving northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter.

  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.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Sterling, Rock Falls, Coleta, Emerson, Round Grove, Agnew, Douglas 
  Park, Como, Malvern, and Galt around 435 PM CST.
  Whiteside County Airport and Penrose around 445 PM CST.

This includes Interstate 88 between mile markers 21 and 41.
 
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.

Motorists should not take shelter under highway overpasses. If you
cannot safely drive away from the tornado, as a last resort, either
park your vehicle and stay put, or abandon your vehicle and lie down
in a low lying area and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4168 9004 4176 9009 4198 8969 4193 8969
      4193 8963 4176 8963
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 242DEG 33KT 4177 8997 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN

$$

Gunkel