Tornado warning issued for eastern Delaware County

*Update, 8:45pm: The tornado warning has been cancelled:

 

 

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for eastern Delaware County. The warning, issued at 8:10pm, is in effect until 9:15pm. 

From the NWS warning:

AT 809 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR ANDES... MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ANDES BY 815 PM EDT... MARGARETVILLE AND ARKVILLE BY 825 PM EDT... 6 MILES SOUTH OF FLEISCHMANNS BY 835 PM EDT...

WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY...PLEASE REPORT HAIL...OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-888-603-1402...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM...AWAY FROM WINDOWS.