Tornado Warning
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
201 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SEQUATCHIE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 245 PM CDT

* AT 158 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF DUNLAP. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING
  SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  DUNLAP AROUND 215 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
CARTWRIGHT AND LONE OAK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT
WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA.

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. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR
VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

&&

LAT...LON 3522 8540 3526 8544 3529 8552 3532 8556
      3536 8551 3540 8550 3543 8555 3549 8555
      3551 8557 3554 8546 3532 8525 3518 8536
      3517 8539
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 337DEG 24KT 3544 8550

$$

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