WUUS53 KDMX 310038 SVRDMX IAC007-051-117-123-125-135-179-185-310145- /O.NEW.KDMX.SV.W.0320.241031T0038Z-241031T0145Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Des Moines IA 738 PM CDT Wed Oct 30 2024 The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Monroe County in south central Iowa... Eastern Lucas County in south central Iowa... Southern Marion County in south central Iowa... Northern Davis County in southeastern Iowa... Wapello County in southeastern Iowa... Northeastern Wayne County in south central Iowa... Mahaska County in south central Iowa... Appanoose County in south central Iowa... * Until 845 PM CDT. * At 737 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 4 miles east of Melcher-Dallas to Melrose to Promise City, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 730pm a personal weather station 4 miles southwest of Russell reported a wind gust of 62 mph. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Ottumwa, Oskaloosa, Knoxville, Centerville, Albia, Bloomfield, Melcher-Dallas, Eddyville, Ottumwa Industrial Airport, Lake Sundown, Rathbun Lake, Fremont, Seymour, Moravia, Agency, Lovilia, Beacon, University Park, Mystic, and Bussey. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant property damage. && LAT...LON 4077 9229 4066 9326 4093 9316 4127 9328 4151 9241 4116 9241 4116 9218 4109 9218 TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 255DEG 43KT 4123 9316 4096 9306 4075 9314 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Small