Tornado Warning in North Central Kansas

AS I WARNED A MINUTE AGO...THIS STORM HAS BECOME TORNADO WARNED...THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. 


IF YOU ARE IN BELLEVILLE, KS TAKE SHELTER!!

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

TORNADO WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

604 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WARNING FOR...

  NORTHEASTERN REPUBLIC COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...



* UNTIL 630 PM CST



* AT 603 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A

  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A

  TORNADO.  THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF

  BELLEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.



* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

  BELLEVILLE...

  MUNDEN...

  NARKA...



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



IF A TORNADO APPROACHES...GO TO A BASEMENT OR SEEK SHELTER IN A

HALLWAY OR CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING. USE BLANKETS

OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR HEAD AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF

YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING. AS A LAST

RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR

HEAD.



STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST

SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.



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LAT...LON 3998 9737 3997 9736 3997 9737 3991 9737

      3975 9764 3981 9774 4000 9754 4000 9737

TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 231DEG 35KT 3980 9766

HAIL <.75IN



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