Tornado Warning 24, NWS Cleveland, OH

Issued

Aug 16, 1997, 7:26 PM EDT (23:26 UTC)

Expired

Aug 16, 1997, 8:15 PM EDT

In force

49 min

Issued by

NWS Cleveland, OH

Area

Whole counties

County Ashland County, OH

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TTAA00 KCLE 162328 RRA
TORCLE
OHC005-170015-
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
726 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 1997
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  815 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN  OHIO
 
   ...ASHLAND COUNTY
 
THE TORNADO WARNING FOR ASHLAND COUNTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED. STORMS WITH
POSSIBLE TORNADOES ARE STILL INDICATED BY RADAR OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF
OF THE COUNTY NEAR ROUTE 30 AT MIFFLIN. THE STORMS ARE MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 30 MPH TOWARD WIDOWVILLE...MOHICANVILLE...MCZENA ND PERRYSVILLE.
 
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION.  ACT QUICKLY.  IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF
AVAILABLE.  OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR POSSIBLE.  AVOID WINDOWS.  ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES
FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT.

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