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WFUS52 KMLB 200013
TORMLB
FLC127-200045-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
713 PM EST WED MAR 19 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  VOLUSIA COUNTY
  IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA

* UNTIL 745 PM EST

* AT 713 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  A TORNADO 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF OSTEEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO CROSS RURAL VOLUSIA COUNTY AND CROSS I-95 
WEST OF EDGEWATER THROUGH 745 PM

THE IMMEDIATE DANGER OF A TORNADO IS HIGH. VOLUSIA COUNTY EMO HAS AN 
UNCONFIRMED REPORT OF A TORNADO TOUCHING DOWN IN NORTHEAST DELTONA.
THIS STORM ALSO HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE AND LARGE 
HAIL.

PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE URGED TO QUICKLY PREPARE FOR 
ITS APPROACH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION! ACT NOW AS SECONDS CAN 
SAVE LIVES!

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS IN A STRONG
BUILDING ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A
BATHROOM OR CLOSET. KEEP AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF NECESSARY...GET UNDER
A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR
PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY. ABANDON YOUR MOBILE HOME OR RV FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...GET INTO AN
UNFLOODED DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS AND
ARMS. ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE IF THE TORNADO IS NEARBY.

TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE. WATCH FOR THE POPPING OF
ELECTRIC LINES AND TRANSFORMERS OR LISTEN FOR THE SOUND OF LOUD
RUMBLING AS THAT OF AN APPROACHING FREIGHT TRAIN. TORNADOES ARE OFTEN
ASSOCIATED WITH STORMS WHICH ALSO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND EXCESSIVE
LIGHTNING.

LAT...LON 2890 8124 2877 8109 2913 8061 2932 8082

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