Friday, May 31, 2013

Tornado Headed for Downtown Oklahoma City

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWESTERN CLEVELAND COUNTIES...

AT 705 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A CONFIRMED STRONG TORNADO ONE MILE SOUTH
OF THE FAIRGROUNDS. THIS TORNADO WAS MOVING EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

..THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR DOWNTOWN OKLAHOMA CITY...INCLUDING
THE FAIRGROUNDS...WILL ROGERS WORLD AIRPORT...THE CAPITOL...VALLEY BROOK
...NORTH MOORE...AND DEL CITY...

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO SOFTBALL SIZE
IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OKLAHOMA CITY...MOORE...DEL CITY...BETHANY...WARR ACRES...NICHOLS
HILLS...FOREST PARK...VALLEY BROOK AND LAKE ALUMA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW IN A STORM SHELTER OR AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A STURDY
BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM DOORS AND WINDOWS.

DO NOT STOP UNDER BRIDGES OR HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. THEY WILL NOT
PROTECT YOU FROM A TORNADO.

THE TORNADO MAY BE HIDDEN BY RAIN AND VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. DO NOT
WAIT. TAKE COVER NOW.

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