The first Tornado Warning of the decade has been issued by The National Weather Service. To our knowledge at the current time, an actual tornado hasn’t been confirmed – but the “warning” was issued. So where is the lucky area that received it? Texas…Oklahoma? Perhaps the usual January targets of Alabama or Florida? You’d be wrong. Text is as follows:
000 WFUS56 KHNX 182324 TORHNX CAC019-039-190000- /O.NEW.KHNX.TO.W.0001.100118T2324Z-100119T0000Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA 324 PM PST MON JAN 18 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD CA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL FRESNO COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...FRESNO...CLOVIS... SOUTH CENTRAL MADERA COUNTY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA... * UNTIL 400 PM PST * AT 323 PM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR FRESNO... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. && LAT...LON 3706 11963 3688 11945 3662 11989 3676 12004 TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 231DEG 28KT 3675 11988 $$ JMBTags: tornado
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