[LeArc] Severe Thunderstorm Warning : MLI@ 5/1/02 4:49:06 PM

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The following weather message is provided by McDonough County E.S.D.A.


WUUS53 KDVN 012149
SVRMLI
IAC057-ILC071-012230-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
449 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  DES MOINES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA
  HENDERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 530 PM CDT

* AT 448 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH LARGE HAIL 5 MILES SOUTH OF MIDDLETOWN...
  OR 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WEST BURLINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
   MIDDLETOWN BY 450 PM CDT.
   BURLINGTON BY 455 PM CDT.
   GULF PORT BY 500 PM CDT.
   GLADSTONE BY 510 PM CDT.

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO 1 INCH IN
DIAMETER. TAKE COVER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. STAY AWAY FROM
ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS AND MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. IF INDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS
AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE
THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

LAT...LON 4085 9133 4071 9113 4076 9080 4102 9081

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