531
WWUS53 KLSX 191939
SVSLSX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
239 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2009
ILC061-191945-
/O.CON.KLSX.TO.W.0058.000000T0000Z-090819T1945Z/
GREENE IL-
239 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY...
AT 237 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
SHOW A DEVELOPING CIRCULATION SOUTHWEST OF ATHENSVILLE...OR 8 MILES
EAST OF WHITE HALL...MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ATHENSVILLE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES
OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF
NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE... LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
LAT...LON 3953 9030 3952 9015 3941 9016 3940 9036
3949 9039
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 252DEG 35KT 3946 9020
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