AT 639 PM EDT/539 PM CDT/, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WANATAH, OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF WESTVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD…TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT…FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR…
KINGSFORD HEIGHTS AROUND 650 PM EDT.
HAMLET AROUND 655 PM EDT.
KOONTZ LAKE AROUND 705 PM EDT.
WALKERTON AROUND 710 PM EDT.
NORTH LIBERTY AROUND 715 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
THOMASTON, TEEGARDEN, SOUTH CENTER, SALEM HEIGHTS, LA PAZ, FISH LAKE,
HANNA, TRACY, CRUMSTOWN AND KINGS BURY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
