Tornado Warning 36, NWS Nashville, TN

Issued

Mar 1, 1997, 3:34 AM CST (09:34 UTC)

Expired

Mar 1, 1997, 4:30 AM CST

In force

56 min

Issued by

NWS Nashville, TN

Area

Whole counties

County Lawrence County, TN

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
334 AM CST SAT MAR 1 1997
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  430 AM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE
 
   ...LAWRENCE COUNTY
 
AT 335 AM CST A TORNADO WAS INDICATED BY DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR
MOVING INTO WESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 64.
THE TORNADO WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY NEAR THE
COMMUNITIES OF CENTER AND HENRYVILLE BY 4 AM CST.
 
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION.  ACT QUICKLY.  IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF
AVAILA"BLE.  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.
 
 
BOYD

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