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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL
132 AM CDT TUE JUL 29 2025
IAC019-290715-
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BUCHANAN IA-
132 AM CDT TUE JUL 29 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM CDT
FOR BUCHANAN COUNTY...
AT 131 AM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR COUNTY ROAD W 33 AND 187 TO NEAR LA PORTE CITY,
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR JESUP...INDEPENDENCE...AND
QUASQUETON.
HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
INDEPENDENCE, JESUP, FAIRBANK, WINTHROP, HAZLETON, QUASQUETON,
LAMONT, BRANDON, ROWLEY, AURORA, STANLEY, LIME CREEK COUNTY PARK,
WINTHROP GOLF COURSE, WAPSIPINICON GOLF COURSE, FONTANA COUNTY PARK,
LITTLETON, MONTI, BUCHANAN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, OTTERVILLE, AND
INDEPENDENCE AIRPORT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 380 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 49 AND 55.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE
OVERTURNED. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. 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.
LAT...LON 4264 9161 4230 9160 4230 9206 4231 9207
4247 9206 4247 9208 4264 9208
TIME...MOT...LOC 0631Z 296DEG 44KT 4273 9184 4230 9224
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH
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