Tornado Warning for Jefferson County

The dangerous storm is heading in the direction of Birmingham. It would arrive in northern sections of the Birmingham Metro within one hour.

Folks from Jasper to Sumiton to Gardendale and to near Tarrant, Roebuck and Trussville need to be paying very close attention to this storm and be ready to immediately go into a safe place.

WFUS54 KBMX 270105
TORBMX
ALC073-127-270200-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0028.110327T0105Z-110327T0200Z/

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
805 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
EASTERN WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT

* AT 802 PM CDT…NUMEROUS SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR
JASPER…WITH NUMEROUS REPORTS OF EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL. A TORNADO
MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME! DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS DANGEROUS STORM
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
CORDOVA…DORA…SUMITON…FAIRFIELD…GARDENDALE…FULTONDALE…
BIRMINGHAM…HOMEWOOD…PINSON-CLAY-CHALKVILLE AND VESTAVIA HILLS.

THIS INCLUDES…
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 250 THROUGH 282…
INTERSTATE 459 EXIT NUMBERS 13 THROUGH 33…
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 65 THROUGH 91…
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 115 THROUGH 140…
INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBERS 130 THROUGH 143…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

&&

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

LAT…LON 3391 8708 3389 8708 3388 8699 3382 8695
3384 8688 3372 8653 3356 8655 3355 8652
3353 8652 3353 8655 3347 8662 3347 8668
3345 8668 3342 8675 3338 8678 3336 8683
3369 8733 3394 8717
TIME…MOT…LOC 0104Z 294DEG 42KT 3380 8729

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17/KLAWS



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