Tornado Warning for Jefferson, Blount and St. Clair

Reports of damage from a possible tornado that may be on the ground in western Jefferson County near Rock Creek.

This tornado will affect northwestern and northern parts of the Birmingham Metro.

WFUS54 KBMX 230932
TORBMX
ALC009-073-115-231030-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0006.120123T0932Z-120123T1030Z/

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
332 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN BLOUNT COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
WESTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 430 AM CST

* AT 326 AM CST…LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE PUBLIC HAVE REPORTED
DAMAGE FROM A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
OAK GROVE…OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF HUEYTOWN…MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
BIRMINGHAM…FULTONDALE…GARDENDALE…IRONDALE…
PINSON-CLAY-CHALKVILLE…LEEDS…TRUSSVILLE…MOODY…SPRINGVILLE
AND ODENVILLE.

THIS INCLUDES…
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 260 THROUGH 275…
INTERSTATE 459 EXIT NUMBERS 27 THROUGH 33…
US 78 EXIT NUMBER 91…
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 120 THROUGH 156…
INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBERS 130 THROUGH 156…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

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

LAT…LON 3355 8629 3353 8648 3354 8649 3354 8651
3352 8652 3349 8691 3370 8694 3396 8636
TIME…MOT…LOC 0931Z 248DEG 40KT 3354 8706

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