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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
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