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Tornado Warning from September 1998 Derecho

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1123 PM EDT SUN SEP 6 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO NY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NIAGARA COUNTY INCLUDING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS IN WESTERN NEW
  YORK

* UNTIL 1210 AM EDT

* AT 1120 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  A TORNADO THE WESTERN END OF LAKE ONTARIO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
  50 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  NEAR WILSON BY 1145 PM

IF YOU ARE IN THESE AREAS...SEEK SAFETY IN A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM
AWAY FROM WINDOWS. A BASEMENT OFFERS THE BEST PROTECTION.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM.  ACT QUICKLY. TAKE COVER BELOW GROUND IF
AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM...SUCH AS A
BATHROOM OR CLOSET...ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE.

SAGE


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