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Tornado Watch

Statement as of 8:20 PM CDT on May 19, 2013

Expires 4:00 AM EDT on May 20, 2013



The National Weather Service has issued Tornado Watch 187 until
3 am CDT Monday which replaces a portion of Tornado Watch 180.
The new watch is valid for the following areas

In Iowa the new watch includes 8 counties

In north central Iowa

Floyd Mitchell

In northeast Iowa

Allamakee Chickasaw Clayton
Fayette Howard Winneshiek

In Minnesota the new watch includes 6 counties

In southeast Minnesota

Fillmore Houston Mower
Olmsted Wabasha Winona

In Wisconsin the new watch includes 1 County

In west central Wisconsin

Buffalo

This includes the cities of... Austin... Caledonia... Charles City...
Cresco... Decorah... Elkader... New Hampton... Oelwein... Osage...
Rochester... Rushford... Wabasha... Waukon and Winona.






Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Statement as of 8:41 PM CDT on May 19, 2013

Expires 10:45 PM EDT on May 19, 2013


The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Chickasaw County in northeast Iowa...
northwestern Fayette County in northeast Iowa...
eastern Floyd County in north central Iowa...
Howard County in northeast Iowa...
northwestern Winneshiek County in northeast Iowa...

* until 945 PM CDT

* at 840 PM CDT... a line of severe thunderstorms was located along a
line extending from Greene to 5 miles east of Clarksville to 5
miles northwest of Cedar Falls... and moving northeast at 45 mph.

Hazard... 60 mph wind gusts.

Source... radar indicated.

Impact... expect damage to roofs... siding and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Nashua around 850 PM CDT.
Charles City and Ionia around 900 PM CDT.
New Hampton around 905 PM CDT.
Jerico and Fredericksburg around 915 PM CDT.
Lawler around 920 PM CDT.
Waucoma and Protivin around 925 PM CDT.

Other locations in the warning include Highway 14 and County Road b
60... County roads b 60 and T 64... Oakwood... midway... Bradford...
Howards wood recreational area... bunns Woods County Park... River
ranch campground... Republic and Carrville.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although one is not
immediately likely... if a tornado is spotted... act quickly and move
to a place of safety inside a sturdy structure... such as a basement
or small interior room.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.


Lat... Lon 4322 9263 4322 9256 4330 9256 4350 9237
      4350 9161 4347 9161 4325 9179 4290 9212
      4291 9285
time... Mot... loc 0141z 214deg 47kt 4287 9280 4281 9256
          4259 9250

Hail... <.75in
wind... 60mph


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Special Statement

Statement as of 8:48 PM CDT on May 19, 2013

Expires 10:30 PM EDT on May 19, 2013


... Thunderstorms on the increase and possibly severe...

Thunderstorms were rapidly increasing in coverage across the area
this evening. Conditions are favorable for strong and severe
thunderstorms.

Scattered thunderstorms will occur this evening... until a line of
storms comes through to end the threat. The thunderstorm line was
located from Rochester Minnesota... south to near Charles City Iowa...
at 845 PM. This line will move into Wisconsin in the late evening.

Damaging winds will be the main threat... but some large hail or an
isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. Brief heavy rain is also
possible... but flash flooding is not anticipated.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 3 am Monday for the entire
area.

Prepare now for possible severe weather. Move indoors and if a
warning is issued... take actions to protect life and property.



731 PM CDT sun may 19 2013

... Strong to severe thunderstorms moving into northeast Iowa this
evening...

Repeating thunderstorms have been causing excessive rainfall in
Mitchell County today... with widespread flooding reported in much of
the County. Travel is not advised.

Thunderstorms over central Iowa have been organizing into a squall
line and are expected to move into northeast Iowa by mid-evening.
Most of northeast Iowa remains primed for strong to severe
thunderstorms this evening... and the squall line of storms moving in
is expected to be strong to severe.

Damaging winds will be the main threat... but some large hail or an
isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. Those experiencing flooding in
Mitchell County will receive 2-3 more inches of rainfall this
evening... however the squall line should end the prolonged rain
event.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM Sunday evening for
northeastern Iowa.

Prepare now for possible severe weather. Move indoors and if a
warning is issued... take actions to protect life and property.



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