Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Bibb, Blount, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker

Please alert any friends, neighbors or relatives that you think might not have a chance to hear warnings about this approaching line of thunderstorms.

There is a high potential for powerful damaging winds ahead of this line and we want to avoid any tragedies tonight of people that don’t get the warning and have a tree fall on them…

LATE REPORTS
…Numerous trees down around Carbon Hill in Walker County…
…Tree down on house in Glen Allen in Fayette County…

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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1036 PM CDT WED APR 20 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTH CENTRAL BIBB COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHEASTERN WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT

* AT 1032 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SMITH DAM TO
JENA…AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
DORA…SUMITON…NORTHPORT…TUSCALOOSA…HOLT…BLOUNTSVILLE…
CLEVELAND AND GARDENDALE.

THIS INCLUDES…
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 250 THROUGH 282…
INTERSTATE 459 EXIT NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 33…
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 70 THROUGH 91…
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 62 THROUGH 135…
INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBERS 130 THROUGH 141…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

INTENSE SQUALL LINES CAN OCCASIONALLY PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES IN
ADDITION TO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. ALTHOUGH NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY…FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. THIS STORM HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.

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

LAT…LON 3411 8630 3381 8649 3379 8658 3373 8654
3343 8672 3325 8702 3317 8701 3305 8714
3304 8783 3393 8709 3390 8709 3387 8695
3392 8692 3395 8678 3425 8648
TIME…MOT…LOC 0336Z 275DEG 42KT 3390 8697 3312 8781

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