Tornado Warning

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
424 PM CST WED FEB 18 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SPRINGVILLE...
CENTRAL CALHOUN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SAKS...JACKSONVILLE...FORT
MCCLELLAN...ANNISTON...
CENTRAL CLEBURNE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HEFLIN...
EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL TALLADEGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MARKTON...

* UNTIL 530 PM CST

* AT 419 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR ASHVILLE...OR 8
MILES NORTHEAST OF ODENVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

A SECOND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR SPRINGVILLE. THIS STORM IS
ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RAGLAND BY 430 PM CST...
OHATCHEE BY 440 PM CST...
WEAVER...SAKS AND BLUE MOUNTAIN BY 450 PM CST...
FORT MCCLELLAN AND JACKSONVILLE BY 455 PM CST...
EDWARDSVILLE BY 510 PM CST...
FRUITHURST BY 515 PM CST...

THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 205 THROUGH 210...
AND INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBERS 154 THROUGH 166.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM.. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING.

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.

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

LAT...LON 3389 8538 3359 8533 3373 8652 3388 8647
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 271DEG 46KT 3377 8625

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