BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
240 PM CDT WED MAY 28 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WOODFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
TAZEWELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT

* AT 240 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG
ROTATION OVER GERMANTOWN HILLS...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF
PEORIA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE A
TORNADO AT ANY TIME. IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF A TORNADO...LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. GO TO A
SAFE PLACE NOW!

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
METAMORA
EAST PEORIA
WASHINGTON
EUREKA

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. VEHICLES AND MOBILE HOMES SHOULD
BE ABANDONED FOR A SAFER SHELTER.

A DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED TORNADO MEANS THAT THERE IS STRONG ROTATION
WITHIN THE STORM. THE STORM MAY NOT BE PRODUCING A TORNADO AT THE
MOMENT...BUT IS EXPECTED TO DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. FOR YOUR
SAFETY...GO INDOORS NOW TO AN INTERIOR ROOM AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR ANY STORM DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

LAT...LON 4091 8949 4077 8956 4061 8956 4064 8906

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