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NWS:DESTRUCTIVE WIND STORM in this area til 245 AM CDT. Take shelter now. Check media.
Affected Area: Buchanan, IA; Delaware, IA; Jones, IA; Linn, IA
Severity: Severe
Urgency: Immediate
Certainty: Observed
Recommended Action: Shelter
Issued: Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 2:05 AM GMT-0500
Expires: Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 2:45 AM GMT-0500
Description:
National Weather Service: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING in effect for this area until 2:45 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:
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.
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.
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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