Tornado Warning Blount/Northern Jefferson

Law enforcement reports a tornado on the ground in the Kimberly and Morris area. It is moving northeast toward Trafford.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
BLOUNT COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT

* AT 959 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR MORRIS…OR 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF GARDENDALE…AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
CLEVELAND…ONEONTA…BLOUNTSVILLE…MORRIS…KIMBERLY…WARRIOR…
TRAFFORD…COUNTY LINE…HAYDEN AND DALLAS.

THIS INCLUDES…
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 272 THROUGH 282…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TAKE COVER NOW. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.

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TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758 OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG ALWX

LAT…LON 3410 8630 3405 8633 3398 8633 3394 8637
3394 8633 3391 8635 3388 8634 3382 8643
3380 8658 3377 8658 3376 8655 3366 8686
3377 8696 3425 8645
TIME…MOT…LOC 0301Z 233DEG 42KT 3375 8683

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17/KLAWS

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather