FOR KENT COUNTY... TORNADO WARNING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN KENT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND... NORTHWESTERN KENT COUNTY IN CENTRAL DELAWARE... NORTHEASTERN QUEEN ANNE`S COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND... UNTIL 500 PM EDT AT 428 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE STORM CONTAINING THE POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS NEAR MILLINGTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... MILLINGTON AND SUDLERSVILLE AROUND 435 PM EDT... HARTLY AND CLAYTON AROUND 450 PM EDT... CHESWOLD AROUND 500 PM EDT... 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. TAKE COVER INSIDE NOW. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF A STURDY BUILDING. PUT AS MANY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE OUTSIDE AS YOU CAN. AVOID WINDOWS. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR DELAWARE.
Posted on: Thu, 22 May 2014 20:42:01 +0000
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