BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
435 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
SOUTHERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PENSACOLA…
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA…
EAST CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 530 AM CDT

* AT 432 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 17 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF ORIOLE BEACH…OR ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTH OF NAVARRE…
MOVING NORTHWEST AT 52 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR…
GULF BREEZE BY 455 AM CDT…
BROWNSVILLE…WEST PENSACOLA AND GOULDING BY 500 AM CDT…
BELLVIEW BY 505 AM CDT…

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING…PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR A ROOM SUCH AS
A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. IF POSSIBLE…GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER
PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY
AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO…THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL OR DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

IF YOU ARE IN MOBILE HOME…EVACUATE IT AND GET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF A NEARBY STURDY BUILDING OR IN AN UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER. IF NO
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IS AVAILABLE AND A TORNADO IS FAST APPROACHING…
SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT…DITCH OR LOW DEPRESSION AND COVER YOUR
HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.