Tornado Warning

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
519 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN PERRY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF UNIONTOWN...
WEST CENTRAL DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHEASTERN MARENGO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DEMOPOLIS...
SOUTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHERN HALE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
EXTREME EAST CENTRAL SUMTER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 600 PM CST

* AT 517 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR ARCOLA...OR NEAR
DEMOPOLIS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEWBERN BY 530 PM CST...
FAUNSDALE BY 535 PM CST...
UNIONTOWN BY 540 PM CST...
9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VALDEN BY 545 PM CST...
MARION JUNCTION BY 550 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 800 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

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

LAT...LON 3265 8742 3239 8727 3228 8752 3249 8790
3267 8784
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 296DEG 47KT 3254 8778

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