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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Tornado Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WFUS54 KMOB 190017
TORMOB
ALC023-190100-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0007.090219T0017Z-090219T0100Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 700 PM CST

* AT 617 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 13 MILES WEST OF
YANTLEY...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MERIDIAN...MOVING EAST AT
40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
YANTLEY BY 635 PM CST...
HALSELL BY 640 PM CST...
JACHIN BY 650 PM CST...
INDIAN SPRINGS AND DEAS BY 655 PM CST...

IF YOU ARE IN MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE IT AND GET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF A NEARBY STURDY BUILDING OR IN AN UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER. IF NO
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IS AVAILABLE AND A TORNADO IS FAST APPROACHING...
SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW DEPRESSION AND COVER YOUR
HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

DO NOT USE YOUR VEHICLE TO TRY TO OUTRUN AN APPROACHING TORNADO. ANY
SIZE OF VEHICLE CAN BE EASILY BE TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADIC WINDS. IF
YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...LEAVE THE VEHICLE AND SEEK
SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE STRUCTURE IS AVAILABLE...
SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW DEPRESSION AND COVER YOUR
HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER.
OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS.

LAT...LON 3231 8792 3229 8793 3230 8795 3230 8798
3228 8801 3226 8800 3216 8800 3215 8804
3219 8844 3231 8842 3232 8793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 275DEG 36KT 3228 8857

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