CANCELED TORNADO EMERGENCY for Shelby & Talladega Co. Until 6:30 pm

…A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN TALLADEGA AND EAST CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTIES…

AT 603 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR COLUMBIANA, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD…DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE…WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT…YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES,
BUSINESSES, AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION
IS POSSIBLE.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
CHILDERSBURG, WILSONVILLE, HARPERSVILLE AND GASTON STEAM PLANT.

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 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.

…TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR COLUMBIANA…

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Tornado Warning for…
Southwestern Talladega County in east central Alabama…
Southeastern Shelby County in central Alabama…

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 549 PM CDT, a confirmed large and destructive tornado was
observed near Columbiana, moving northeast at 50 mph.

TORNADO EMERGENCY for COLUMBIANA. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS
SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD…Deadly tornado.

SOURCE…Weather spotters confirmed tornado.

IMPACT…You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris
may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile
homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes,
businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete
destruction is possible.

* Locations impacted include…
Sylacauga, Childersburg, Columbiana, Wilsonville, Talladega
Springs, Harpersville, Fayetteville, Sycamore, Lay Lake, Shelby,
Sylacauga Municipal Airport, Beeswax Creek Park, Alabama 4H Center,
Shelby Shores, Cedar Creek, Highway 145 and CR 46, Kelley Branch,
Varnons, Gaston Steam Plant and Mignon.

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.

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