LOCAL2 Like us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! Friday, July 26th Home Local TV News Sports Opinion Weather Directory Obits & Announcements Events Calendar Features Automotive Home News Local News Tornado Warning Issued For Sault Michigan LOCAL2 Staff for local2 sault ste. marie July 26th, 2013 at 4:13pm | Last Updated at 4:52pm dotted line More Sharing ServicesShare | Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email Share on print dotted line The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado warning for Sault Ste. Marie Michigan and Chippewa county until at least 4:30pm TORNADO HEADLINE A Severe weather alert was posted by NWS Friday afternoon as a slow moving frontal boundary moved south into the upper UP of Michigan and Ontario including Sault Ste. Marie though no severe weather alert has been issued for the Canadian Sault. SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT U.S. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE **************************** CHIPPEWA MI - 422 PM EDT FRI JUL 26 2013 A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL CHIPPEWA COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM EDT AT 421 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SAULT STE. MARIE, AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. HAZARD - TORNADO. SOURCE - RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. A FUNNEL CLOUD HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. IMPACT - MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE - MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL CHIPPEWA COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS - TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME, A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 22:31:15 +0000
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