EF-4 Tornado Hits Harrisburg, Illinois **6 DEATHS**

The NWS has indicated that an EF-4 Tornado was confirmed in Illinois from the severe storms that started yesterday and continue through today.

**6 DEATHS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED**


***preliminary information only... assessment ongoing***

The following is an initial report in... from a damage assessment
ongoing for the city of Harrisburg in southern Illinois.

* Event date - Wednesday February 29 2012

* event time - 456 am CST

* event type - preliminary EF4 tornado

* event location - southern part of Harrisburg

* peak wind - estimated 170 mph

* average path width - estimated 200 yards

* discussion/damage - strip mall near wal Mart suffered major
damage. Additional information regarding damage... injuries and
fatalities will be added to this preliminary report... as will
path length. As of right now... the latest is 6 deaths have beenreported.

This is considered a continuous update post and will be updated as more info comes in.

Law Enforcement Warning (Highway Closure)- Duluth, Minnesota

WIC003-010200- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTEDLAW ENFORCEMENT WARNINGMINNESOTA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY DULUTH MINNESOTARELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN306 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THEASHLAND COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT. THIS IS AN URGENT MESSAGE FROM THE ASHLAND COUNTY 911COMMUNICATIONS CENTER. U.S. HIGHWAY 2 IS DECLARED IMPASSABLE AND CLOSED BETWEEN SANBORNAVENUE AND STATE HIGHWAY 13 NORTH DUE TO EXTREME WEATHERCONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ARE TO USE THE DESIGNATED STATE HIGHWAY 137DETOUR. THE CLOSURE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Stearns, Kentucky TAKE COVER

This image depicts a possible tornado. If you are in Stearns, TAKE COVER!

Tornado Warning (Confirmed Tornado, Blown Transformers Seen)- PennyRile parkway, Kentucky

626 

WWUS53 KPAH 291245

SVSPAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

645 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012

KYC107-149-177-291300-

/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120229T1300Z/

MCLEAN KY-MUHLENBERG KY-HOPKINS KY-

645 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL HOPKINS AND

SOUTHEASTERN MCLEAN COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...AND NORTHERN

MUHLENBERG COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY UNTIL 700 AM CST...

AT 640 AM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO CROSSING 

THE PENNYRILE PARKWAY AT EXIT 44. BLOWN TRANSFORMERS WERE ALSO BEING 

REPORTED. THE TORNADO WAS MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3715 8693 3725 8759 3742 8752 3744 8710

      3737 8709 3734 8713 3734 8710 3738 8708

      3737 8704 3735 8700 3727 8697 3726 8695

      3718 8689

TIME...MOT...LOC 1244Z 277DEG 48KT 3730 8740

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Tornado Warning (Tracking Confirmed Tornado)- Santa Claus, Indiana

336 

WWUS53 KPAH 291217

SVSPAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

617 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012

INC147-173-291230-

/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120229T1230Z/

SPENCER IN-WARRICK IN-

617 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL WARRICK AND

NORTHERN SPENCER COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA UNTIL 630 AM CST...

AT 616 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A

CONFIRMED TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES

SOUTHEAST OF FOLSOMVILLE...OR 10 MILES NORTH OF ROCKPORT...MOVING

EAST AT 65 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3799 8683 3797 8687 3792 8712 3810 8718

      3821 8689 3821 8680 3800 8678

TIME...MOT...LOC 1217Z 252DEG 57KT 3803 8708

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