Tornado Warning for Stokes County, NC

until 3:30 am EDT, Wed., Oct. 27, 2010

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Updated 27 Oct 2010 3:00 am Local Time

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Issued by The National Weather Service
Roanoke/Blacksburg, VA
2:53 am EDT, Wed., Oct. 27, 2010

... A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN STOKES AND ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES...

AT 250 AM EDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED SOUTHWEST ELLISBORO... OR NEAR BELEWS CREEK... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

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