Tornado warning issued for Worcester County

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING FOR, SOUTHEASTERN WORCESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MARYLAND, UNTIL 1:15 PM

AT 1247 PM EDT,A CONFIRMED WATERSPOUT WAS LOCATED JUST OFFSHORE NEAR SNOW HILL,OR 15 MILES EAST OF POCOMOKE CITY,MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED WATERSPOUT MOVING ONSHORE. 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.

THIS TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN WORCESTER COUNTY,INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: PUBLIC LANDING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS,

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.

PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL AND OR WIND DAMAGE,INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED,BY CALLING NOAA’S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD AT 757-899-2415