060
413
SVRPHL
PAC011-100055-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
649 PM EST MON MAR 9 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 755 PM EST FOR PEOPLE
IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...

IN PENNSYLVANIA

   ...BERKS COUNTY
   
AT 644 PM EST... RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 17 MILES SOUTH
SOUTHWEST OF WOMELSDORF MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS STORM MAY AFFECT THE FOLLOWING NEARBY AREAS...  WOMELSDORF...
WERNERSVILLE...  ROBESONIA...  SINKING SPRING...  MOHNTON AND
SHILLINGTON.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING NICKLE SIZE HAIL AND
STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN LANCASTER COUNTY.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM.  MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND DO
NOT STAND NEAR WINDOWS.  FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR
ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

FOR THE LATEST STORM INFORMATION...PLEASE TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE
TELEVISION OUTLET.

JJM/JKF



060
644
TORPHL
PAC011-100100-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
726 PM EST MON MAR 9 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE
FOLLOWING LOCATION...

IN PENNSYLVANIA

   ...BERKS COUNTY
   
AT 724 PM EST... RADAR SHOWED A TORNADO IN THE VICINITY OF
LAURELDALE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS TORNADO MAY AFFECT THE FOLLOWING NEARBY AREAS...
CENTERPORT...  LEESPORT...  TEMPLE...  SHOEMAKERSVILLE...  OLEY...
HAMBURG...  FLEETWOOD...  LENHARTSVILLE...  LYONS...  KUTZTOWN...
ALBANY AND TOPTON.

DO NOT TRY TO OUTRUN THIS TORNADO WITH YOUR CAR OR OTHER VEHICLE.
ABANDON CARS OR MOBILE HOMES FOR SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...GET IN A CULVERT OR DITCH AND COVER
YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

IN A HOME OR BUSINESS...SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT... OR AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE.  STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

FOR THE LATEST STORM INFORMATION...PLEASE TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE
TELEVISION OUTLET.

GS/JF/JM