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Thursday, April 02, 2009

Tornado Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WFUS54 KHUN 022249
TORHUN
ALC095-022315-
/O.NEW.KHUN.TO.W.0014.090402T2249Z-090402T2315Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 549 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR ARAB...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
UNION GROVE.
HEBRON.
EXTREME WESTERN PORTIONS OF LAKE GUNTERSVILLE.

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 3425 8644 3429 8646 3429 8648 3431 8648
3431 8658 3437 8658 3448 8645 3449 8642
3452 8638 3451 8633 3455 8630 3442 8615
3423 8643
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 226DEG 17KT 3433 8647

$$

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