Tornado Warning…Much of Jefferson, eastern Tuscaloosa, Bibb and Shelby

Now the sirens are sounding in much of Jefferson County for a warning that affects much of the county…up to Tarrant …to Irondale…

It also includes Bibb, eastern Tuscaloosa and Shelby Counties.

It is because of that rotation approaching Caffee Junction and Lake View.

The NWS reports 100 mph winds about 1000 feet off ground in the Lake View/Tannehill area…high potential for wind damage or tornado coming up on the I-459 corridor over to Hoover.

WFUS54 KBMX 271029
TORBMX
ALC007-073-117-125-271100-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0099.110427T1029Z-110427T1100Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
NORTH CENTRAL BIBB COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
EAST CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 600 AM CDT

* AT 529 AM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR WOODSTOCK JUNCTION…OR 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
BESSEMER…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR…
BESSEMER AND ALABAMA ADVENTURE AROUND 540 AM CDT.
RIVERCHASE GALLERIA…HOOVER…REGIONS PARK OR HOOVER MET AND
RIVERCHASE AROUND 545 AM CDT.
INDIAN SPRINGS VILLAGE…VESTAVIA HILLS…OAK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK
AND SAMFORD UNIVERSITY AROUND 550 AM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE MCCALLA…
MCADORY…BESSEMER AIRPORT…JOE TUCKER PARK…SHANNON AND GOAT
ISLAND AT LAKE PURDY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT…EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT…OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

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 3365 8683 3341 8658 3312 8720 3328 8729
TIME…MOT…LOC 1029Z 245DEG 60KT 3324 8713

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