Alert: Tornado Warning issued June 21 at 9:48PM CDT expiring June 21 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND

Event: Tornado Warning
Sender Name: NWS Bismarck ND
Issued: 2016-06-21T21:48:08-05:00
Expires: 2016-06-21T22:15:00-05:00
WEA Text: Tornado Warning in this area til 10:15 PM CDT. Take shelter now. Check local media. -NWS
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
CENTRAL MCKENZIE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA…

* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT

* AT 947 PM CDT…A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ALEXANDER…OR
12 MILES WEST OF WATFORD CITY…MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD…DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT…FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS…WINDOWS…AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR…
WATFORD CITY AROUND 1005 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
RAWSON.
Instruction: TO REPEAT…A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS…IN A MOBILE HOME…OR
IN A VEHICLE…MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Extreme
Certainty: Observed
Categories: Met,
Area Description: McKenzie

Message Identifier: NWS-141029-1339954-1272676
CAP MessageType: Alert
Added note: – Tornado warnngs