The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northwestern Louisa County in southeastern Iowa, Northeastern Keokuk County in southeastern Iowa, Southern Johnson County in east central Iowa, Northern Washington County in southeastern Iowa, Southeastern Iowa County in east central Iowa until 6:15 p.m. CDT. 

At 5:25 p.m. CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Parnell to near Harper, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. At 5:24 p.m., wind was estimated to be near 70 mph just west of Millersburg.

SOURCE...Emergency management.

IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near Kinross and Holbrook around 5:30 p.m. CDT, Wellman around 5:35 p.m. CDT, Frytown and Amish around 5:40 p.m. CDT, Kalona and Richmond around 5:45 p.m. CDT, Sharon Center around 5:50 p.m. CDT, Riverside around 5:55 p.m. CDT. Hills, Haskins, River Junction, and Hills Access around 6:00 p.m. CDT.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Webster, Iowa City Municipal Airport, Frytown, Windham, Amish, Johnson County Fairgrounds, Holbrook, Hills Access, River Junction, and Sharon Center.

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 sturdy building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 9:00 p.m. CDT for southeastern and east central Iowa.

TORNADO...POSSIBLE

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

WIND THREAT...OBSERVED

MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH