A large tornado is doing damage near Quimby, Iowa tonight.
…A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY UNTIL 800
PM CDT…
…TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR CHEROKEE…
AT 737 PM CDT…A CONFIRMED LARGE…VIOLENT AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR QUIMBY…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
MAJOR DAMAGE WAS REPORTED IN QUIMBY…WITH SEVERAL POWER POLES DOWN
WEST OF WASHTA.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD…DEADLY TORNADO.
SOURCE…WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT…YOU COULD BE KILLED IF NOT UNDERGROUND OR IN A TORNADO
SHELTER. COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF NEIGHBORHOODS…BUSINESSES
AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO
PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR…
CHEROKEE AROUND 750 PM CDT.
AURELIA AROUND 755 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
