EXPIRED — Tornado Warning for Parts of Bibb, Tuscaloosa Co. Until 3:15 pm

…A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN TUSCALOOSA AND NORTHERN BIBB COUNTIES…

AT 248 PM CST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR COALING, OR 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRENT, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD…TORNADO.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT…FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
LAKE VIEW, COALING, VANCE, WOODSTOCK, WEST BLOCTON, TANNEHILL
IRONWORKS STATE PARK, ABERNANT, MERCEDES BENZ OF ALABAMA, NORTH BIBB,
BUCKSVILLE, MARVEL, HAGLER, GREEN POND, PEARSON, CAFFEE JUNCTION,
HEBRON, HARMON AND CEDAR COVE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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.

…A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN TUSCALOOSA AND NORTHERN BIBB COUNTIES…

AT 235 PM CST, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LOW GAP, OR 16
MILES SOUTHEAST OF TUSCALOOSA, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD…DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE…RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT…FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
LAKE VIEW, BROOKWOOD, COALING, VANCE, WOODSTOCK, WEST BLOCTON,
TANNEHILL IRONWORKS STATE PARK, ABERNANT, LOW GAP, MERCEDES BENZ OF
ALABAMA, NORTH BIBB, BUCKSVILLE, MARVEL, HAGLER, DUNCANVILLE, GREEN
POND, PEARSON, CAFFEE JUNCTION, HEBRON AND HARMON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
CENTRAL BIBB COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 315 PM CST.

* AT 216 PM CST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES EAST OF AKRON, OR 12 MILES NORTH OF GREENSBORO,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD…TORNADO.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT…FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
MOUNDVILLE, LAKE VIEW, BROOKWOOD, COALING, VANCE, WOODSTOCK, WEST
BLOCTON, TANNEHILL IRONWORKS STATE PARK, ABERNANT, LAKE WILDWOOD,
LOW GAP, MERTZ, MERCEDES BENZ OF ALABAMA, EOLINE, NORTH BIBB,
HAGLER, GREEN POND, PEARSON, CAFFEE JUNCTION AND HEBRON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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.

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