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WFUS52 KMHX 261952
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
252 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL CARTERET COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN CRAVEN COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
* UNTIL 315 PM EST
* AT 247 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO OVER ATLANTIC BEACH...OR OVER MOREHEAD CITY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF
70 MPH ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OPEN GROUNDS FARM...GREAT NECK...
SOUTH RIVER...MERRIMON...
PINEY ISLAND...
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...VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS
AVAILABLE LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING
DEBRIS.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING...1...8 0 0...8 8 9...6 8 8 9 OR NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EST WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3469 7676 3471 7679 3472 7677 3473 7684
3501 7663 3498 7659 3501 7650 3508 7647
3507 7645 3508 7641 3498 7641 3495 7645
3497 7639 3499 7639 3499 7635 3504 7636
3503 7632 3467 7663
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 214DEG 58KT 3477 7668
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