Friday, October 9, 2009

Tornado Watch Continues

...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 5 PM FOR ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE EXCEPT FOR
NORTHWEST...

THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SUPERCELLS...HAVE BECOME SCATTERED ACROSS MIDDLE
TENNESSEE THIS AFTERNOON. DAMAGING WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN HUMPHREYS...
DICKSON...AND DAVIDSON COUNTIES. A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED IN CHEATHAM
COUNTY SHORTLY AFTER NOON NEAR INTERSTATE 24 AT THE ROBERTSON AND
DAVIDSON COUNTY LINE.

THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

IN YOUR HOME...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.

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