ABC 33/40 EWARN: Tornado Warning

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WFUS54 KBMX 102041
TORBMX
ALC057-075-093-102115-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0004.080110T2040Z-080110T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
240 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WINFIELD...
NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
EAST CENTRAL LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 315 PM CST

* AT 239 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A TORNADO NEAR BLOOMING GROVE...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF VERNON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BLUFF BY 245 PM CST...
GU-WIN AND 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUIN BY 255 PM CST...
WINFIELD BY 300 PM CST...
GLEN ALLEN...TUCKER AND 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BRILLIANT BY 305 PM
CST...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR WESTERN ALABAMA.

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

LAT...LON 3408 8782 3381 8757 3368 8801 3390 8812
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 242DEG 35KT 3382 8800

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