[californiadisasters] [EDIS] Tornado Warning - Tehama County

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL TEHAMA COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA... * UNTIL 715 PM PDT  * AT 643 PM PDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER CENTRAL  TEHAMA COUNTY... OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF CORNING... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RURAL CENTRAL TEHAMA COUNTY AT 700 PM PDT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... &&

Instruction:
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED  BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT... SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT... DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.  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.

Area: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA

Affected Counties or parts of: Tehama

Sent: 2011-05-17T18:51:26-07:00

Original Sender: KSTO@nwws.oes.ca.gov

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA

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