Saturday, December 13, 2008

Rare Tornado Warning In Hawaii



This came in on the automatic warning software a bit ago:


BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1241 PM HST SAT DEC 13 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY

* UNTIL 115 PM HST

* AT 1234 PM HST...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KAUMAKANI...OR 24 MILES
WEST OF LIHUE...MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
KEKAHA AT 1245 PM HST
WAIMEA AT 1250 PM HST
HANAPEPE AT 1250 PM HST
6 MILES SOUTH OF HANALEI AT 115 PM HST

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

LAT...LON 2248 15946 2233 15921 2176 15965 2185 15981
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 211DEG 29KT 2189 15968

$$
KODAMA

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