Tornado Warning for Butte County
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A* TORNADO WARNING FOR… CENTRAL BUTTE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IDAHO…* UNTIL 400 PM MDT* AT 308 PM MDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER CENTRAL BUTTE COUNTY…OR NEAR ARCO…MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.* LOCATIONS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED INCLUDE… RURAL CENTRAL BUTTE COUNTY…PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR…IT MEANSTHAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAYALREADY BE ON THE GROUND…OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOUARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM…MOVE INDOORS AND TO THELOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING…DONOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER AWORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT ISAVAILABLE…SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN ANINTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TOCOVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES…EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE ASUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE…LIE FLAT IN THENEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY…CALL 1 800 8 7 7 1 9 3 7.&&LAT…LON 4378 11291 4360 11293 4364 11336 4377 11334TIME…MOT…LOC 2110Z 280DEG 17KT 4367 11329
