New Tornado Warning For Fayette and Walker Counties

Here is a close up look at the warning:

Northern Fayette County has the greatest risk right now…about 10 miles north of Fayette…

Everyone else in advance of this line of storms is under or will be under severe thunderstorm warning as it races eastward at 60 mph.

Here is the actual warning:

WFUS54 KBMX 250430
TORBMX
ALC057-127-250515-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0005.110225T0430Z-110225T0515Z/

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1030 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHERN WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 1115 PM CST

* AT 1030 PM CST…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR BLOOMING GROVE…OR 8 MILES EAST OF VERNON…AND
MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
CARBON HILL…JASPER…CORDOVA…GLEN ALLEN…ELDRIDGE…KANSAS…
CURRY…LAKE SHORE…LYNNS PARK AND ROCKY HOLLOW.

THIS INCLUDES…
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 46 THROUGH 65…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

&&

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

LAT…LON 3392 8775 3391 8764 3394 8764 3400 8726
3399 8710 3377 8708 3369 8795 3388 8795
TIME…MOT…LOC 0430Z 260DEG 53KT 3380 8789

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Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather