THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CAROLINE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
EAST CENTRAL GOOCHLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
NORTHWESTERN HANOVER COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN HENRICO COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LOUISA COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 815 PM EDT
* AT 730 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR
OILVILLE...OR 8 MILES EAST OF GOOCHLAND. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS
TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MONTPELIER AROUND 745 PM EDT.
LADYSMITH AROUND 815 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE MABELTON...GOODALL...
GILMAN...COATESVILLE...OLIVER...NOEL...HEWLETT...DOSWELL...CEDAR FORK
AND BURRUSS CORNER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT
WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA.
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE... OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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