New Tornado Warning, Coosa County

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
828 PM CDT THU MAR 25 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
CENTRAL COOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ROCKFORD…

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT

* AT 825 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETECTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR HIGGINS FERRY
PARK…MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR…
LYLE AND MORIAH BY 835 PM CDT…
ROCKFORD AND BENTLEYVILLE BY 845 PM CDT…
CREWSVILLE…HIGHWAY 9 AND HIGHWAY 22…COTTAGE GROVE AND 6 MILES
NORTH OF NIXBURG BY 855 PM CDT…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED…IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS
BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND…
OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
DANGEROUS STORM…MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE
BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING…DO NOT SEEK SHELTER
UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.

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