Friday, April 03, 2015

Storm hits Granby area moving east; tornado warning until 3:30 a.m.

(From the National Weather Service)


...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NEWTON COUNTY UNTIL 330 AM
CDT...

AT 311 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR GRANBY...AND MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

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.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DIAMOND...FAIRVIEW...GRANBY...NEOSHO...NEWTONIA...RITCHEY...STARK
CITY...STELLA AND WENTWORTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.

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