For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. 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.

At 911 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Earlville to near Buck Creek to near Whittier, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Cedar Rapids, Anamosa, Manchester, Marion, Hiawatha, Dyersville, Monticello, Robins, Central City, Springville, Earlville, Alburnett, Coggon, Hopkinton, Delhi, Ryan, Prairieburg, Delaware, Waubeek, and Stone City.