BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
726 PM CDT TUE JUL 18 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN ST. CHARLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
NORTHEASTERN ST. LOUIS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
WESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS
SOUTHEASTERN JERSEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT

* AT 726 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A TORNADO 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF GRAFTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25
MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH...
ELSAH
PORTAGE DES SIOUX
WEST ALTON
ALTON
HARTFORD
WOOD RIVER
ROXANA

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER NOW! A BASEMENT
OFFERS THE BEST PROTECTION. IF A BASEMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE...MOVE TO
THE LOWEST FLOOR AND SEEK SHELTER IN A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. STAY AWAY
FROM OUTSIDE WALLS AND WINDOWS. MOBILE HOMES SHOULD BE ABANDONED IN
FAVOR OF A MORE SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURE. DO NOT TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO
IN A VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 3908 9043 3890 9050 3868 9007 3892 8991

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