Tornado Warning Issued for Howe and surrounding areas

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN GRAYSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT

* AT 314 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GUNTER...OR 13 MILES SOUTH OF SHERMAN...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
VAN ALSTYNE AND HOWE AROUND 320 PM CDT.
WHITEWRIGHT AND TOM BEAN AROUND 330 PM CDT.
BELLS AROUND 335 PM CDT.
SAVOY AROUND 340 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
LUELLA.

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.

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TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN