BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
535 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
NORTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 534 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A CONFIRMED TORNADO NEAR MILLARD…OR 6 MILES WEST OF OMAHA.
DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
NORTH OMAHA…
WILSON ISLAND STATE PARK…
FORT CALHOUN…
MISSOURI VALLEY…
MAGNOLIA…
LOGAN…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO…LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY…SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.