BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
804 PM CDT TUE JUL 18 2000
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN MACOUPIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
* UNTIL 845 PM CDT
* AT 804 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 2 MILES WEST OF GILLESPIE
...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER NOW! A BASEMENT
OFFERS THE BEST PROTECTION. IF A BASEMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE...MOVE TO
THE LOWEST FLOOR AND SEEK SHELTER IN A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. STAY AWAY
FROM OUTSIDE WALLS AND WINDOWS. MOBILE HOMES SHOULD BE ABANDONED IN
FAVOR OF A MORE SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURE. DO NOT TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO
IN A VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3923 9014 3901 9012 3901 8970 3922 8971
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