Lancaster, PA Tornado Warning

I took this while driving home from work on March 29, 2009
Worst weather here in a while. Below is the full text of the alert from the NWS

TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 421 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT

* AT 421 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR MOUNT JOY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... LANDISVILLE AROUND 430 PM EDT... MANHEIM AND EAST PETERSBURG AROUND 435 PM EDT... LITITZ AROUND 440 PM EDT... BRICKERVILLE AND ROTHSVILLE AROUND 445 PM EDT... EPHRATA AND AKRON AROUND 450 PM EDT... DENVER AND REAMSTOWN AROUND 455 PM EDT...

THIS WILL IMPACT THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 269 AND 290.

THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...STATE HIGHWAY 283...ROUTE 30...ROUTE 222...ROUTE 322...STATE ROAD 501.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4002 7650 4012 7660 4025 7635 4025 7632 4031 7617 4031 7615 4020 7600 TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 238DEG 32KT 4008 7651

Doing this while driving is dangerous. DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK!

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[TheChessman6500]

I remember this storm all too well.

[tutternbubba]

i lived through it, i was at the phillidelphia reading phillies game then it started to rain like crazy, then we just went home

when we were going to our car we went through the gift shop then on the tv it said a tornado warning from lancaster.

[MammothProductionInc]

@derbyboy18  Yes, but not in Manheim.

[plantguy930]

yo sut up u stop playing with ur self bich

[333rho]

i like it but ummm hard to get in real life OMG I SUPID

[333rho]

its ok i dont like it no duhh

[derbyboy18]

was there any though

[kookykallie]

Man storms here in lititz just keep gettin worse and worse!

[dmta]

i dont know if u know but a tornado did hit the ground in clay twp right out side of ephrata

[WildPegasus1991]

thats scary as fuck