tornado warning for Wilmington
Posted by
cypresstx on 7/3/2014, 1:24 pm
http://www.weather.gov/mhx/
TORNADO WARNING
NCC129-031730-
/O.NEW.KILM.TO.W.0006.140703T1707Z-140703T1730Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
107 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL NEW HANOVER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 130 PM EDT
* AT 105 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...OR 6 MILES EAST OF WILMINGTON...MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 35 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
UNCW CAMPUS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
GET UNDER A TABLE OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. SEEK SHELTER ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH
AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 800-697-3901...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3420 7780 3419 7779 3419 7780 3417 7781
3415 7783 3421 7791 3427 7786 3421 7778
TIME...MOT...LOC 1707Z 134DEG 30KT 3419 7782
$$
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