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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
609 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN MARTIN COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  NORTHERN PITT COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 645 PM EDT

* AT 604 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO OVER BRUCE...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF FARMVILLE...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN
  EXCESS OF 70 MPH ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BETHEL...STATON...
  PARMELE...STOKES...
  ROBERSONVILLE...GOLD POINT...
  EVERETTS...HAMILTON...
  WILLIAMSTON...

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.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. DO
NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

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 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

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LAT...LON 3599 7719 3594 7719 3594 7704 3591 7703
      3586 7704 3586 7701 3590 7695 3589 7693
      3557 7746 3568 7761 3573 7757 3580 7748
      3583 7740 3582 7736 3591 7735 3599 7740
      3607 7733
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 228DEG 49KT 3570 7744

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