Tornado Warning for Philadelphia and Southeastern PA

NOAA REPORTS: Tornado Warning

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1023 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
EAST CENTRAL CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA…
NORTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA…
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA…
 CENTRAL PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA…
 THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA…

* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT

* AT 1022 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
PHILADELPHIA…MOVING NORTHWEST AT 45 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR…
CHESTNUT HILL…NARBERTH AND BRYN MAWR BY 1030 PM EDT…
CONSHOHOCKEN…NORRISTOWN…PLYMOUTH MEETING AND RADNOR TOWNSHIP BY
1035 PM EDT…
KING OF PRUSSIA BY 1040 PM EDT…
6 MILES NORTHEAST OF PAOLI BY 1045 PM EDT…

What To Do

Remain CALM, but take IMMEDIATE action.

If you are outdoors:

1. Seek shelter in a substantial building immediatley.
2. If there is no shelter nearby, lie flat in a ditch or low spot with your hands shielding your head.
3. Do not try to outrun a tornado in your car; instead, leave it immediatley.

If you are at home or in a small building:

1. Go to basement or an interior room on the lowest floor. Stay away from windows.
2. Closets, bathrooms, and other interior rooms offer the best protection.
3. Get under something sturdy or cover yourself with a mattress.

If you are in a school, hospital or shopping center:

1. Go to a pre-designated shelter area.
2. Stay away from large open areas and windows.
3. Do not go outside to your car.

If you are in a high-rise building:

1. Go to an interior small room or hallway on the lowest floor possible.
2. Do not use the elevators. Use the stairs.

If you are in a mobile home or vehicle:

1. Get out of mobile homes or vehicles, they are easily tossed about by strong winds in the tornado.
2. Take shelter in a substantial structure.
3. If there is no shelter nearby, lie flat in a ditch or low spot with your hands shielding your head.

After the Storm

1. Help injured or trapped persons. DO NOT try to move the seriously injured unless they are in immediate danger of further injury.
2. Turn on radio or television to get the latest emergency information. Obey all curfews and emergency orders.
3. Avoid all downed power lines. Assume they are have electricity.
4. Stay out of damaged buildings. Return home only when authorities say it is safe.
5. Use the telephone only for emergency calls.
6. Clean up spilled medicines, bleaches, or gasoline or other flammable liquids immediately. Leave buildings immediately if you smell gas or chemical fumes.
7. Take pictures of the damage — both the house and its contents — for insurance purposes.
8. Check on neighbors who require special assistance: infants, the elderly, and people with disabilities.
9. If you must drive, use caution. Stay away from disaster areas. Do not sightsee!

Posted on August 27, 2011  ::  Categories: Philadelphia
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