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WWUS83 KDVN 180945
SPSDVN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL
445 AM CDT SAT OCT 18 2025
IAZ089-099-ILZ024>026-034-181030-
WARREN IL-MERCER IL-HENDERSON IL-HANCOCK IL-DES MOINES IA-LEE IA-
445 AM CDT SAT OCT 18 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN WARREN,
SOUTH CENTRAL MERCER, HENDERSON, NORTH CENTRAL HANCOCK, SOUTHERN DES
MOINES AND NORTHERN LEE COUNTIES THROUGH 530 AM CDT...
AT 444 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
FRANKLIN, OR NEAR FORT MADISON, MOVING QUICKLY NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE MINOR TREE LIMB DAMAGE AND BLOW
AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR DAMAGE TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS
IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BURLINGTON, FORT MADISON, MONMOUTH, OQUAWKA, WEST BURLINGTON, WEST
POINT, DONNELLSON, STRONGHURST, KIRKWOOD, LITTLE YORK, MIDDLETOWN,
CARMAN, BIGGSVILLE, GLADSTONE, ROZETTA, FRANKLIN, GULF PORT, NIOTA,
NEW BOSTON, AND IOWA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 4053 9149 4068 9160 4111 9074 4087 9057
TIME...MOT...LOC 0944Z 240DEG 49KT 4065 9145
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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