Tornado warning Grant County

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
900 PM CDT MON APR 30 2012

OKC053-010230-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-120501T0230Z/
GRANT OK-
900 PM CDT MON APR 30 2012

…A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR GRANT
COUNTY…

AT 852 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED A TORNADO
ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF MEDFORD AND 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
WAKITA…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.  ON THE CURRENT PATH…THE
MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THIS STORM WILL PASS JUST WEST AND NORTH
OF MEDFORD.  ANOTHER CIRCULATION MAY BE TRYING TO FORM SOUTHWEST
OF MEDFORD. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
MEDFORD…WAKITA AND RENFROW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

GET IN…GET DOWN AND COVER UP. TAKE COVER NOW IN A STORM SHELTER
OR AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM DOORS AND
WINDOWS.

THE TORNADO WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE IN THE DARK. DO NOT
WAIT. TAKE COVER NOW.

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