Tornado Warning for Orange County, California

[spikethebest]

Just in case you haven't heard . . .

Tornado Warning for Orange County, CA
until 1:30 pm PST, Tue., Jan. 19, 2010

Updated 19 Jan 2010 12:40 pm Local Time


What to Do After a Tornado Strikes
Video: Storm Watch
Issued by The National Weather Service
San Diego, CA
12:45 pm PST, Tue., Jan. 19, 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR... ORANGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF... SEAL BEACH... HUNTINGTON BEACH... WESTMINSTER... GARDEN GROVE... IRVINE... FULLERTON... COSTA MESA... ANAHEIM...

* UNTIL 130 PM PST

* AT 1237 PM PST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HUNTINGTON BEACH... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HUNTINGTON BEACH BY 110 PM PST... FOUNTAIN VALLEY... COSTA MESA... WESTMINSTER AND GARDEN GROVE BY 120 PM PST... SANTA ANA BY 125 PM PST... TUSTIN... TUSTIN FOOTHILLS... ORANGE AND 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF IRVINE BY 130 PM PST...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO... THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING THREE QUARTER TO ONE INCH HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

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 THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING... DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE... SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES... EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE... LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

 

[Candy]

Wow! What is going on? Now on the happy side no tornado's on the Alhambra side. Whew!

 

[Candy]

So Cory you were right. So far they had a small tornado in Huntington Harbor and I think they said Orange County somewhere. Weird.

 

[Stephanie Logan]

Egad! That has to be unusual for southern California, and no, I am not laughing at this one.

You all stay safe!

 

[alfiethetortoise]

Crikes. With my (limited) geographical knowledge i think that is very unusual. I hope you all have good basements, and i'm glad i didn't take the first flight to LA when the gas first went off...