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tornado warnings & severe t-storms in PA

Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 8:50 pm
by dirtgirl
i've been having fun reloading this page: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/phi/index.html in my browser every few minutes and watching the different counties take turns lighting up bright pink for tornado warnings.

now there's a red county showing up:
(http://www.srh.noaa.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=PAZ056&warncounty=pac099&local_place1=Perry+County&product1=SEVERE+THUNDERSTORM+WARNING)

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
PAC099-180215-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
915 PM EDT FRI SEP 17 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA

* UNTIL 1015 PM EDT

* AT 915 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LOYSVILLE...OR 11 MILES
NORTHEAST OF SHIPPENSBURG...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
LOYSVILLE AROUND 950 PM EDT...

THE MAIN THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS A DAMAGING WIND GUST. EXPECT GUSTS
TO EXCEED 60 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER
LINES...AND CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER...AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM! WIND GUSTS FROM THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
HAVE ALREADY DOWNED TREES IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY. IF YOU ARE IN THE
PATH OF THIS STORM...MOVE TO A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER NOW!

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772.

REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR
NO ADVANCED WARNING.


LAT...LON 4024 7755 4028 7730 4055 7723 4042 7751

$$

JV

now i'm just waiting to see where it goes. i'm in NYC.