A Major Tornado Underway in Dallas–Very Destructive

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
134 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012

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DALLAS TX-
134 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012

…A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
DALLAS COUNTY…

AT 133 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONFIRMED A
LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS MOVING INTO
EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CITY OF DALLAS. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING
SITUATION!

THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS! SEEK SHELTER
NOW TO SAVE YOUR LIFE!

THIS WILL CROSS INTERSTATE 45…INTERSTATE 20…AND INTERSTATE 30 IN
THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF DALLAS!

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AND CRUSHED BY TORNADO WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD
IMMEDIATELY SEEK SHELTER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING. DO NOT STOP UNDER
BRIDGES OR HIGHWAY OVERPASSES SINCE THEY OFFER NO PROTECTION FROM
TORNADO WINDS.

A LARGE…EXTREMELY DANGEROUS…AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO HAS
BEEN CONFIRMED. FLYING AND FALLING DEBRIS IS THE BIGGEST HAZARD IN A
TORNADO. UNDERGROUND OR IN A SAFE ROOM IS THE BEST SHELTER. IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE…GET TO THE CENTER OF A STURDY
BUILDING ON THE LOWEST LEVEL. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. COVER
UP TO HELP AVOID BEING INJURED BY FLYING OR FALLING DEBRIS.

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