Severe Thunderstorm Warning Lamar, Marion and Fayette Counties

The NWS has issued a severe Thunderstorm Warning for Fayette, Lamar, Marion [AL] till 5:15 PM CST.

The NWS Memphis has issued a tornado warning for northeastern Monroe County in Mississippi.

The storm moving into Lamar and Marion Counties is taking on a comma head shape, which sometimes is indicative of spin up tornadoes. A similar feature on the morning of April 27th caused several significant tornadoes from Tuscaloosa through the Birmingham metro.

WUUS54 KBMX 292229
SVRBMX
ALC057-075-093-292315-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0024.120229T2229Z-120229T2315Z/

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
429 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHERN LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 515 PM CST

* AT 429 PM CST…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SMITHVILLE TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF
ABERDEEN TO ABERDEEN…AND MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
SULLIGENT…VERNON…WINFIELD…DETROIT…CREWS…LAMAR COUNTY
AIRPORT…BEAVERTON AND BEDFORD.

THIS INCLUDES…
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 22 THROUGH 34…

WINDS OF 70 TO 80 MPH WILL UPROOT TREES…DOWN POWER LINES AND CAUSE
DAMAGE TO HOMES AND STRUCTURES.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOUR ARE IN ITS PATH…PREPARE
IMMEDAITELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY…IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED…ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE…SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA.

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

LAT…LON 3407 8821 3403 8764 3395 8764 3387 8768
3367 8802 3373 8825
TIME…MOT…LOC 2229Z 270DEG 53KT 3398 8821 3387 8828
3379 8847

$$

27



Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather