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WWUS54 KOUN 082226
SVSOKC
OKC027-109-082345-
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
523 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2003
...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE
OKLAHOMA CITY METRO AREA...INCLUDING TINKER AIR FORCE BASE...MIDWEST
CITY...AND CHOCTAW...
AT 523 PM...A LARGE AND VIOLENT TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR THE GENERAL
MOTORS PLANT IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA CITY. TAKE YOUR TORNADO
PRECAUTIONS NOW
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.
PERSONS IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA CITY...TINKER AIR FORCE BASE...MIDWEST
CITY...CHOCTAW...AND HARRAH...SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT...
SAFE ROOM... OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR NOW TO
PROTECT YOUR LIFE
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO THREAT... THIS STORM LIKELY CONTAINS
DAMAGING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS OR LARGER.
LAT...LON 3561 9716 3495 9714 3499 9734 3507 9734
3525 9755 3538 9767 3538 9749 3546 9748
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JAMES