* * * * TORNADO WARNING - EAS ACTIVATION * * * * THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND... SOUTHERN BALTIMORE COUNTY IN NORTHERN MARYLAND... NORTHERN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND... NORTHWESTERN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND... SOUTHEASTERN HOWARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND... * UNTIL 430 PM EDT * AT 353 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS REPORTED NEAR COLESVILLE... OR NEAR OLNEY...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THIS TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY COUNTY OFFICIALS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LAUREL... COLUMBIA... FORT MEADE... SEVERN... ELKRIDGE... ARBUTUS... BWI AIRPORT... FULTON... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING AND AVOID WINDOWS. IF OUTDOORS OR IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER PARK AND STAY IN YOUR VEHICLE...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LAY FLAT IN A LOW SPOT. THIS TORNADO MAY BE WRAPPED IN RAIN AND HARD TO SEE. TAKE COVER NOW. && LAT...LON 3925 7668 3909 7662 3907 7703 3917 7706 TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 259DEG 44KT 3912 7698
Posted on: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:58:25 +0000
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