Tornado Warning 3, NWS State College, PA

Issued

Jun 27, 2006, 12:27 PM EDT (16:27 UTC)

Expired

Jun 27, 2006, 1:15 PM EDT

In force

48 min

Issued by

NWS State College, PA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Elk County, PA

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000 
WFUS51 KCTP 271628
TORCTP
PAC047-271715-
/O.NEW.KCTP.TO.W.0003.060627T1627Z-060627T1715Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1227 PM EDT TUE JUN 27 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  ELK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA

* UNTIL 115 PM EDT

* AT 1225 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR BRANDY
  CAMP...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF RIDGWAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  JOHNSONBURG AROUND 1240 PM EDT...
  EAST BRANCH DAM AND WILCOX AROUND 1255 PM EDT...

THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...ROUTE 219.

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.

THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE 
WINDS.  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 4135 7891 4126 7870 4164 7839 4164 7872

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FORECASTER:  RXR

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