Tornado Warning 6, NWS State College, PA

Issued

Jun 6, 2005, 4:42 PM EDT (20:42 UTC)

Expired

Jun 6, 2005, 5:15 PM EDT

In force

33 min

Issued by

NWS State College, PA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Lancaster County, PA

000 
WFUS51 KCTP 062042
TORCTP
PAC071-062115-
/O.NEW.KCTP.TO.W.0006.050606T2042Z-050606T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
442 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  LANCASTER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA

* UNTIL 515 PM EDT

* AT 437 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION NEAR EAST PETERSBURG. THIS
  TORNADO WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED
  BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN
  DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR
  IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  LEOLA AROUND 515 PM EDT...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1 8 7 7 6 3 3 6 7 7 2.

LAT...LON 4015 7640 4006 7639 4004 7611 4015 7610

$$

FORECASTER: LA CORTE

000 
WWUS51 KCTP 062103
SVSCTP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
502 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005

PAC071-062115-
/O.CON.KCTP.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-050606T2115Z/
LANCASTER-
502 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR LANCASTER
COUNTY...

AT 457 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND POSSIBLE TORNADO.  THIS STORM WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LEOLA AND LANCASTER...MOVING VERY SLOWLY SOUTHEAST.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1 8 7 7 6 3 3 6 7 7 2.

LAT...LON 4015 7636 4008 7635 3999 7621 4008 7614
      4014 7626

$$

FORECASTER: LA CORTE

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