Tornado Warning

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL MARENGO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DEMOPOLIS...
SOUTHERN GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF EUTAW...
WEST CENTRAL HALE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHERN SUMTER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LIVINGSTON...

* UNTIL 545 PM CST

* AT 500 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR WEST UNION...OR 19
MILES NORTHWEST OF LIVINGSTON...MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GAINESVILLE BY 510 PM CST...
ALLISON AND BOLIGEE BY 520 PM CST...
WALDEN QUARTERS...EUTAW AND 6 MILES NORTH OF THORNHILL BY 525 PM
CST...
WEDGEWORTH AND 6 MILES SOUTH OF EVANSVILLE BY 530 PM CST...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 17 THROUGH 40.

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 3295 8834 3286 8773 3245 8775 3265 8838
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 279DEG 59KT 3283 8831

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