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Short Fused Warning MSC053-030000- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 555 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ...HUMPHREYS COUNTY AT 554 PM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SILVER CITY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH AND WILL MOVE NEAR SILVER CITY AND MIDNIGHT BY 625 PM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. MOVE QUICKLY TO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. AVOID WINDOWS. LEAVE CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A STURDY BUILDING. Return to Tchula Case Study Page

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