TORNADO EMERGENCY JEFFERSON COUNTY

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…TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
NORTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT

* AT 1018 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR GRAYSVILLE…OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DORA…AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY. TAKE COVER NOW.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
GARDENDALE…BROOKSIDE…CARDIFF…MORRIS…KIMBERLY…WARRIOR…
TRAFFORD…SAYRE…PALMERDALE AND VILLAGE SPRINGS.

THIS INCLUDES…
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 271 THROUGH 282…
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 85 THROUGH 87…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TO REPEAT…A LARGE…EXTREMELY DANGEROUS…AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE…TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME…A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS…MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

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

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather