Event: Tornado Warning
Sender Name: NWS Wakefield VA
Issued: 2015-06-27T15:23:47-04:00
Expires: 2015-06-27T16:00:00-04:00
WEA Text: Tornado Warning in this area til 4:00 PM EDT. Take shelter now. Check local media. -NWS
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
NORTH CENTRAL HENRICO COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA…
SOUTH CENTRAL CAROLINE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA…
CENTRAL HANOVER COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA…
NORTHWESTERN KING WILLIAM COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA…
* UNTIL 400 PM EDT
* AT 323 PM EDT…TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD
NEAR GLEN ALLEN…OR NEAR ASHLAND. A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY
TIME. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS DANGEROUS STORM MOVING NORTHEAST AT
40 MPH.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR…
HANOVER AROUND 335 PM EDT.
DAWN AROUND 340 PM EDT.
MANGOHICK AROUND 345 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
POLLARDS CORNER…EPWORTH…GLOBE…ASHCAKE…SOLOMONS STORE…
ELMONT…HANOVER AIRPORT…ATLEE…CALNO AND ETNA MILLS.
Instruction: TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS…MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED…CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE…OR YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHO
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
WAKEFIELD. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE PATH OF DANGEROUS
WEATHER.
Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Extreme
Certainty: Observed
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Henrico; Caroline; King William; Hanover
Message Identifier: NWS-141029-906051-866487
CAP MessageType: Alert