Community Corner
Storm Incoming: Torrential Rain and Hail Possible
A thunderstorm has been issued for a portion of northern Johnson County through 8:30 p.m. The storm continues to move south so it should impact all of Johnson County in some fashion.
An unfriendly storm has just crossed into Linn County and is heading south in our direction.
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities.
Location: NORTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA
LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA...
* UNTIL 830 PM CDT *
AT 734 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM DELHI TO ATKINS...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. HAZARD...
60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING KILLS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!
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