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Tornado Warning For High Desert Expired At 11 PM (Update 2)

By Scott Straley
Thursday, July 10, 2008

Update — Thursday, 11:05 p.m.

The tornado warning expired at 11 p.m. Doppler radar no longer indicated a tornado with this storm.

The severe thunderstorm warning also expired at 11 p.m. The thunderstorm activity over Johnson Valley has weakened and is no longer severe. However, wind gusts in excess of 45 miles per hour are still possible with this storm.

Update — Thursday, 10:45 p.m.

A tornado warning remains in effect until 11 p.m. for south central San Bernardino County.

At 10:25 p.m., trained weather spotters reported a wall cloud north of Johnson Valley. Radar indicates that a tornado is located near Johnson Valley, moving south at 20 miles per hour.

A wall cloud has been spotted north of Johnson Valley. This photo of a wall cloud was taken in 1984 in Oklahoma. (Photo by NOAA (NSSL).)

Original story - Thursday, 10:19 p.m.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA UNTIL 1100 PM PDT.

AT 1012 PM PDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR JOHNSON VALLEY, OR 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LUDLOW, MOVING SOUTH AT 23 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR JOHNSON VALLEY BY 1025 PM PDT RIMROCK BY 1100 PM PDT.

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.

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