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2014 [KPAH] PADUCAH Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 1

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667 
WFUS53 KPAH 202230
TORPAH
ILC077-181-MOC157-202300-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0001.140220T2230Z-140220T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
430 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
  NORTHWESTERN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
  EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 500 PM CST

* AT 426 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF ALTENBURG...AND MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

  IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
           ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS
           WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS
           LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MURPHYSBORO...CARBONDALE...GRAND TOWER...CEDAR LAKE AREA...DE
  SOTO...ALTO PASS AND MAKANDA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3761 8916 3753 8951 3756 8952 3757 8958
      3761 8959 3789 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 232DEG 59KT 3759 8948

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$
817 
WWUS53 KPAH 202245
SVSPAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
445 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014

ILC181-MOC157-202255-
/O.CAN.KPAH.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140220T2300Z/
UNION IL-PERRY MO-
445 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3760 8939 3762 8944 3768 8947 3789 8915
      3761 8916
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 232DEG 59KT 3770 8928

$$

ILC077-202300-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140220T2300Z/
JACKSON IL-
445 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON
COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNTIL 500 PM CST...

AT 440 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A LARGE
AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CEDAR LAKE AREA...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL
         BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
         VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. FLYING
         DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT TREES TO
         BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CARBONDALE AND DE SOTO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS DEVELOPING. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3760 8939 3762 8944 3768 8947 3789 8915
      3761 8916
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 232DEG 59KT 3770 8928

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.25IN

$$
Permalink to 201402202230-KPAH-WFUS53-TORPAH
667 
WFUS53 KPAH 202230
TORPAH
ILC077-181-MOC157-202300-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0001.140220T2230Z-140220T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
430 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
  NORTHWESTERN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
  EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 500 PM CST

* AT 426 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF ALTENBURG...AND MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

  IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
           ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS
           WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS
           LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MURPHYSBORO...CARBONDALE...GRAND TOWER...CEDAR LAKE AREA...DE
  SOTO...ALTO PASS AND MAKANDA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3761 8916 3753 8951 3756 8952 3757 8958
      3761 8959 3789 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 232DEG 59KT 3759 8948

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$
Permalink to 201402202245-KPAH-WWUS53-SVSPAH
817 
WWUS53 KPAH 202245
SVSPAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
445 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014

ILC181-MOC157-202255-
/O.CAN.KPAH.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140220T2300Z/
UNION IL-PERRY MO-
445 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3760 8939 3762 8944 3768 8947 3789 8915
      3761 8916
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 232DEG 59KT 3770 8928

$$

ILC077-202300-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140220T2300Z/
JACKSON IL-
445 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON
COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNTIL 500 PM CST...

AT 440 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A LARGE
AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CEDAR LAKE AREA...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL
         BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
         VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. FLYING
         DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT TREES TO
         BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CARBONDALE AND DE SOTO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS DEVELOPING. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3760 8939 3762 8944 3768 8947 3789 8915
      3761 8916
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 232DEG 59KT 3770 8928

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

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