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NWS:DESTRUCTIVE WIND STORM in this area til 215 AM CDT. Take shelter now. Check media.
Affected Area: Buchanan, IA
Severity: Severe
Urgency: Immediate
Certainty: Observed
Recommended Action: Shelter
Issued: Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 1:20 AM GMT-0500
Expires: Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 2:15 AM GMT-0500
Description:
National Weather Service: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING in effect for this area until 2:15 AM CDT for DESTRUCTIVE 80 mph winds. Take shelter in a sturdy building, away from windows. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter.
Instructions:
This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION with tornado like wind
speeds expected. Mobile homes and high profile vehicles are
especially susceptible to winds of this magnitude and may be
overturned. For your protection move to an interior room on the
lowest floor of a building. These storms have the potential to cause
serious injury and significant property damage.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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