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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
524 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN LENOIR COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  GREENE COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  PITT COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 615 PM EDT

* AT 521 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 12
  MILES WEST OF LA GRANGE...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF MOUNT OLIVE...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE
  WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LA GRANGE...
  JASON...INSTITUTE...
  SHINE...ARBA...
  CASTORIA...SNOW HILL...
  LIZZIE...MAURY...
  BELL ARTHUR...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS
AVAILABLE LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING
DEBRIS.

IF CAUGHT IN A VEHICLE...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE
AND STAY PUT LEAVING YOUR SEAT BELT ON...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND
LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. DO
NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING...1...8 0 0...8 8 9...6 8 8 9 OR NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3534 7784 3538 7781 3540 7781 3543 7784
      3557 7783 3576 7752 3580 7748 3557 7720
      3522 7784
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 227DEG 51KT 3528 7796

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