Severe thunderstorm with possible tornado north of Marshalltown Airport and headed east.

[Skidmore]

May be a rain wrapped tornado. Reported on KWWL just now.

Straight line winds and hail in it.


Get to shelter if you are affected.

[calimary]

1. Aw damn!

I'll be praying. This is nasty! Rain-wrapped, so you can't see the "toy surprise" inside.

:scared:

[smoogatz]

2. Man. I'm going to have to do some work on our basement.

It's pretty nasty at the moment, but if they're getting hit this bad in IA, there's no reason it can't happen in w. central WI next.

[northernsoul]

3. Oh crap!

I've sent some $$$ to Iowa red cross organizations, but I still feel pretty damn powerless in the face of all this.

[Skidmore]

4. Headed toward Linn County via Tama and Benton Counties.

Norway will be in its path.

[Tashca]

14. Just started raining here in Cedar Rapids again

I was outside thinking we were going to have a great day.................

I see the storm clouds to the west moving our way...

I ran in and checked the weather....there are some nasty cells out there.
Rain chances now 80% for today and 80% for tonight....last I looked it was 20%....what the hell happened???
I'm not sure I can handle more of this....so freaking depressing....

[HereSince1628]

5. Cloud tops at 45000 ft. Mesocyclonic. Hail, Looks like Iowa skys are destabilizing

again.

It was great to have the sun to run-off a bit of this. Now we get to do the nothing to do but watch where this one goes,again.

Keeping fingers crossed that the rain isn't widespread and torrential.

[Skidmore]

6. It's darkening here and we are south of the direct path of the storm

I think we will get sideswiped. We don't need more rain.

[HereSince1628]

10. No one around this neck of the woods does...north of this storm are a few more

forming and headed on a line that will take them across southern Wisconsin.

Looks like late afternoon and evening thunderstorms for lots of folks who don't want them.

[underseasurveyor]

7. I hope you guys catch a break real soon

you all have had more than your fair share of nasty weather.

Stay low.. well as low as one can be without drowning.

god this is craziness

[bullwinkle428]

8. I just got home from helping with sandbagging efforts in Coralville -

I hope they can provide decent shelter for everyone if the storm comes through, but I wouldn't count on it. I was kind of disgusted with the apparent lack of coordination (long story), so I hope the word gets out!

[Tashca]

18. Just on KCRG

RIGHT NOW: IC Sandbaggers Sent Home, Severe Weather
By Becky Ogann

Story Created: Jun 14, 2008 at 3:24 PM CDT

Story Updated: Jun 14, 2008 at 3:24 PM CDT

IOWA CITY - Sandbaggers at Linquist Center in Iowa City are being sent home because of severe weather and rising water.


* thank you for doing that hard work....so many volunteers!!

[orleans]

9. where is this? what state? (stay safe everyone) n/t

[HereSince1628]

11. Iowegia

[Bobbieo]

13. I live in a SW Border state and have no idea what areas

you are referring to. State initials would help after each designation.

Yes I care what happens in the Midwest!!!!

[Skidmore]

15. Sorry for not including that info.

I was trying to fit as much as possible into the thread title.

[Skidmore]

12. Another severe storm warning in Clayton county further north

approaching Strawberry Point.

[City Lights]

16. I keep checking my radar and each time I check I find that the storm

has gotten bigger. :-(

To anyone in its path...stay safe!

[HereSince1628]

19. It's setting up to be a 'train' of storms that will pass thru N.IL and S.WI

A long period of rain is something no one needs in these parts.

[City Lights]

20. The watch/warning area now includes southern WI and NW IL.

Its path reminds me of the one the storms took the other night. :scared:

[Debi]

17. Severe thunderstorm warning for 1/2 of the state

Dammit - they are re-evacuating parts of Waterloo http://www.kwwl.com/global/story.asp?s=8492042


Live stream from KWWL:
http://www.kwwl.com/Global/Video/WorldnowASX.asp?os=&Cl...