TORNADO WARNING: Escambia Florida

March 9, 2011

Tornado Warning
Statement as of 9:10 AM CST on March 09, 2011

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for…
central Escambia County in northwest Florida…
this includes the cities of…Gonzalez…Ensley…
southern Baldwin County in southwest Alabama…
this includes the cities of…Spanish Fort…Robertsdale…
Loxley…Fairhope…Daphne…

* until 1000 am CST

* at 907 am CST…National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a
severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado near Daphne…or
near Jackson Oak…moving east at 45 mph.

* The tornado will be near…
Loxley…Silverhill and Robertsdale around 920 am CST…

This includes Interstate 10 in Florida between mile markers 1 and 10.

This includes Interstate 10 in Alabama between mile markers 34 and
66.

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.

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.

Comments

One Response to “TORNADO WARNING: Escambia Florida”

  1. mary on March 9th, 2011 9:23 am

    home alone in the middle of nowhere & in a mobile home….I have my blankets & pink pillows so I can be identified

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