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Thursday, April 02, 2009

Tornado Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WFUS54 KHUN 022221
TORHUN
ALC089-103-022300-
/O.NEW.KHUN.TO.W.0013.090402T2221Z-090402T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
521 PM CDT THU APR 2 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT

* AT 520 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR VALHERMOSO
SPRINGS...OR ABOUT 14 MILES EAST OF HARTSELLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
TRIANA.
MORGAN CITY.
LACEYS SPRING.
REDSTONE ARSENAL.
SOUTH MEMORIAL PARKWAY.
WHITESBURG.
FARLEY.
OWENS CROSSROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

&&

LAT...LON 3449 8686 3475 8658 3459 8639 3449 8652
3450 8653 3451 8654 3454 8655 3446 8657
3436 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 225DEG 17KT 3449 8670

$$

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