BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES
IA IL
355 PM CDT SUN MAY 18 1997
* TORNADO WARNING FOR
BENTON COUNTY - IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA
LINN COUNTY - IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA
* UNTIL 445 PM CDT
* THIS TORNADO IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER RURAL AREAS
* AT 355 PM CDT...A DEVELOPING TORNADO WAS
INDICATED BY QUAD CITIES
IA DOPPLER RADAR AND SPOTTER REPORTS
11 MILES NORTHWEST OF CEDAR
RAPIDS OR 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF SHELLSBURG
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE
SAFEST PLACE TO BE IS
IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH
OR PIECE OF STURDY
FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...FIND
SHELTER IN AN
INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE
BLANKETS...PILLOWS...OR CUSHIONS
TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID
WINDOWS.
HENDRICKS