Tornado Warning - Columbus, NE

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Tornado Warning - Columbus, NE

#1 Postby weatherwunder » Sat May 22, 2004 5:59 pm

The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
Butler County in east central Nebraska
Colfax County in northeast Nebraska
Platte County in northeast Nebraska
this includes the city of Columbus

* until 615 PM CDT

* at 534 PM CDT... radar indicated a severe storm with a possible
tornado. The most dangerous part of the storm was located 5 miles
South of Columbus... moving North at 15 mph.

* Locations impacted include...
Columbus
Richland
Linwood

This is a dangerous situation. Act quickly. If you are in the path of
this tornado go below ground level if possible. Otherwise go to a
small interior room on the lowest floor of the building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT Saturday evening
for southwest Iowa and eastern Nebraska.

Lat... Lon 4141 9737 4162 9740 4163 9715 4144 9718
4145 9693 4104 9690 4104 9736
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