TORNADO WARNING CAMERON COUNTY and STATE COLLEGE, PA

Tornado Warning

TORNADO WARNING

PAC023-020215-

/O.NEW.KCTP.TO.W.0040.110902T0113Z-110902T0215Z/



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

TORNADO WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA

913 PM EDT THU SEP 1 2011



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHEASTERN CAMERON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...



* UNTIL 1015 PM EDT



* AT 910 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A

  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE STORM

  CONTAINING THE POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS NEAR CAMERON...MOVING SOUTH AT

  20 MPH.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...

  DRIFTWOOD...

  SINNEMAHONING...



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.



THIS WILL IMPACT STATE ROAD 120.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A

STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST

DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.



TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. IF YOU WAIT TO

SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.



THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A

WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.



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LAT...LON 4145 7805 4137 7799 4122 7809 4123 7824

      4132 7824 4132 7825 4146 7819 4147 7811

TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 355DEG 16KT 4142 7814



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FORECASTER: DANGELO