TORNADO EMERGENCY- CARROLTON, KY

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
350 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN BOONE COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
GALLATIN COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
WESTERN GRANT COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
NORTHERN OWEN COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
SWITZERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA...

* UNTIL 430 PM EST.

* AT 347 PM EST...A LARGE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND 5 MILES WEST OF
CARROLTON AS REPORTED BY SPOTTERS. RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CARROLLTON...
VEVAY...
WARSAW...

IN ADDITION...ANOTHER TORNADIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO AREAS
IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THIS STORM OVER THE NEXT HALF HOUR...AFFECTING
NORTHERN OWEN COUNTY AND POSSIBLY INTO NORTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTY.

IN ADDITION...PRESTONVILLE...GENERAL BUTLER STATE PARK...BRAYTOWN...
ENGLISH...LANGSTAFF...WORTHVILLE...EASTERDAY AND GHENT ARE NEAR THE
PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATE...
I-71 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 40 AND 75 IN KENTUCKY...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES...FUNNEL CLOUDS...STRONG WINDS OR HAIL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA AND NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHWESTERN OHIO.

&&

LAT...LON 3873 8524 3870 8521 3874 8521 3889 8464
3859 8458 3851 8503 3856 8501 3857 8504
3856 8507 3859 8509 3858 8521 3863 8523
3871 8532
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 259DEG 45KT 3868 8523

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