... Another round of thunderstorms...
At 957 am CDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated
strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Prairieburg to
Center Point to Shellsburg... moving southeast at 30 mph.
* Thunderstorms will be near...
Shellsburg around 1005 am CDT...
Waubeek and Alburnett around 1010 am CDT...
Monticello... Toddville... Palo and Langworthy around 1015 am CDT...
Robins around 1020 am CDT...
Whittier and Stone City around 1025 am CDT...
Winds greater than 45 mph... frequent cloud to ground
lightning... brief heavy rain... are expected with these storms.
Seek shelter in a sturdy structure until this storm has passed.
Expect ponding of water on roads and in low-lying areas.
Lat... Lon 4203 9058 4195 9107 4184 9137 4211 9217
4223 9187 4230 9138
time... Mot... loc 1457z 295deg 26kt 4224 9138 4219 9175
4211 9194
Dlf
750 am CDT Fri Jul 10 2009
... Showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall affecting the
region...
Numerous showers and thunderstorms where moving east across the
area this morning... .and will continue through at least late
morning. The stronger storms will continue to produce very heavy
rainfall at rates of over an inch an hour. Areas from Iowa
City... to Davenport... and to Sterling can expect 1 to 2 inches of
rainfall through 1030 am.
As these storms pass by and dump heavy rain... expect ponding of water on
roads and in low-lying areas... and rises in area streams and
creeks. Please report any very heavy rainfall rates... water on
roads... and any bankfull roadside ditches to local law enforcement
for relay to the National Weather Service.
Besides the heavy rain... these storms are also producing frequent
cloud to ground lightning. Move indoors and away from windows as
these storms approach.