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Thursday, June 16, 2016

TORNADO WARNING: Caroline, Hanover

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN CAROLINE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  NORTHWESTERN HANOVER COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 930 PM EDT
   
* AT 857 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LADYSMITH...OR 12 MILES NORTHWEST
  OF RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  ASHLAND...RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE AND KINGS DOMINION AROUND 925 PM
  EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE GUM
TREE...OLIVER...PENOLA...COATESVILLE...CEDAR FORK...BEAVERDAM...HEWLETT...
DOSWELL...CHILESBURG AND GOLANSVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL AND OR WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING
TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED...BY CALLING NOAA'S NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD AT
...7 5 7...8 9 9...2 4 1 5.

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