Tornado Warning Russell County

Radar indicated rotation approaching Seale in Russell County is the trigger for this tornado warning. It is moving in the direction of Phenix City.

This for panel radar image shows (from top left) 1. an inflow notch on the reflectivity display, 2. rotation on the strom relative velocity, 3. nothing on the correlation coefficient panel (where we would look for signs of tornadic debris) which would be confirmed by low values on 4. the differential reflectivity (indicative of tumbling debris).

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
CENTRAL RUSSELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 215 PM CST

* AT 146 PM CST…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SEALE…OR 11 MILES EAST OF
HURTSBORO…AND MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
PHENIX CITY…SEALE…RUSSELL COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX…LADONIA…
PARKMANVILLE…PHENIX DRAG STRIP…CRAWFORD AND LADONIA SPORTS
COMPLEX.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

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

LAT…LON 3214 8523 3216 8530 3247 8522 3247 8506
3249 8506 3249 8499 3245 8499
TIME…MOT…LOC 1947Z 200DEG 40KT 3221 8523

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Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather