Monday, July 16, 2012

TORNADO WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL COCONINO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA... * UNTIL 215 PM MST






BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
139 PM MST MON JUL 16 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL COCONINO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...

* UNTIL 215 PM MST

* AT 136 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER EAST
  CENTRAL COCONINO COUNTY...OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF WUPATKI VISOTOR
  CENTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RURAL EASTERN COCONINO COUNTY AT 150 PM MST

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. 

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...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.

H YOUR HANDS.

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