SEVERE TSTM warning for Rochester, NY.

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1152 AM EDT SUN APR 18 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK
MONROE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK

* UNTIL 1245 PM EDT

* AT 1150 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING NICKEL
SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTHWEST
OF CHURCHVILLE TO 15 MILES WEST OF MOUNT MORRIS...AND WERE
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
SPENCERPORT AND HILTON AND SCOTTSVILLE AT NOON EDT...
GREECE AND HENRIETTA AND GATES AT 1205 PM EDT...
ROCHESTER AND IRONDEQUOIT AND CONESUS AT 1210 PM EDT...

DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THESE STORMS.
WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...A TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A
TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A
STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE IN BUFFALO.

LAT...LON 4331 7794 4304 7787 4271 7792 4271 7768
4298 7756 4323 7752