Tornado Warning: Pickens/Tuscaloosa

Strongest rotation is now passing between Gordo and Coker in western Tuscaloosa County…it will pass north of Tuscaloosa and near or just north of Northport…

WFUS54 KBMX 270944
TORBMX
ALC107-125-271015-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0096.110427T0944Z-110427T1015Z/

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
444 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
EAST CENTRAL PICKENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 515 AM CDT

* AT 444 AM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF GORDO…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70
MPH.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR…
LAKE LURLEEN STATE PARK AROUND 450 AM CDT.
LAKE TUSCALOOSA BINION CREEK LANDING AROUND 455 AM CDT.
SAMANTHA AROUND 500 AM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE ECHOLA…
BROWNVILLE…LAKE TUSCALOOSA TIERCE PATTTON BRIDGE…NORTHSIDE…
WINDHAM SPRINGS AND WILEY.

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 3353 8772 3353 8768 3357 8767 3360 8763
3350 8733 3316 8787 3330 8800
TIME…MOT…LOC 0944Z 231DEG 63KT 3329 8785

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