Tornado headed towards Gloucester

[MrHunters]

Get in your basement

TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 256 PM EDT TUE JUL 11 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN ESSEX COUNTY IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GLOUCESTER

* UNTIL 330 PM EDT

* AT 253 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR TOPSFIELD...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF BEVERLY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... IPSWICH BY 305 PM EDT ESSEX BY 310 PM EDT 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF GLOUCESTER BY 320 PM EDT 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROCKPORT BY 325 PM EDT

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

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.