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TORNADO WARNING - Georgia//Blizzard Warning - Iowa

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TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY, GA
2215 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...

- NORTHERN BLECKLEY COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA

- EASTERN HOUSTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA

- SOUTHERN TWIGGS COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 1045 PM EST

* AT 1010 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES SOUTH OF BONAIRE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO JEFFERSONVILLE.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS....

CONSULT YOUR LOCAL TV/RADIO STATION OR NWS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
2042 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007

...A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY.

VERY HEAVY SNOW HAS FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST IOWA TODAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 16 INCHES REPORTED. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS QUICKLY DECREASE TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THIS REGION WITH ONLY 1 TO 3 INCHES FALLEN NEAR AMES AND AREAS TO THE SOUTH. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. ON FRIDAY SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS LIKELY. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH VISIBILITY DROPPING TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS.

NORTHWEST WINDS WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY AND WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITY ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.