- PDS Tornado Warning + Derecho Warning - Hope, (John Lake Co.) KA (Kauna), USA. "The National Weather Service in Darvien has issued a Particularly Dangerous Situation Tornado Warning for... Johnson Field County in central Kauna... Jaressa County in eastern Kauna... And Pierro County in southeastern Kauna... Until nine fifteen PM Central Standard Time. At eight forty-two PM Central Standard Time... a confirmed tornado was located near Hope... moving east northeast at thirty-five miles per hour. The storm producing this tornado is part of a powerful line of severe thunderstorms associated with a derecho... and is capable of producing additional tornadoes and destructive straight-line winds. HAZARD... Damaging tornado and destructive straight-line winds. SOURCE... Weather radar and trained storm spotters. IMPACT... You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes may be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, businesses, trees, and power lines is possible. Widespread tree damage and power outages are expected in areas affected by destructive winds. Locations impacted include... Hope... Johnson Lake... Douglas... and rural areas of Pierro County. This is a Particularly Dangerous Situation. TAKE COVER NOW. Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle... move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Destructive straight-line winds associated with the derecho may occur outside the tornado itself. These winds can cause significant damage to buildings... snap or uproot trees... and bring down power lines. Do not assume you are safe simply because the tornado is not visible. The surrounding thunderstorm may produce additional tornadoes and damaging winds. The tornado is expected to pass near Johnson Lake... before continuing toward Douglas. Rural areas of Pierro County are also in the projected path. Remain sheltered until the threat has passed." Lore: This thunderbolt has a little issue with it's blower. the 6M got replaced with a 5M but that got sick via leakage. It's rotator is also broken after spinnibg at 6 RPM for it's entire life. This is the only one of two surviving old-style thunderbolts in the county, being installed in 1964.
