Published on: January 10, 2009 at 4:51 PM

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
445 PM CST SAT JAN 10 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
SOUTH CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA…
SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 515 PM CST

* AT 440 PM CST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 5 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF TOPTON…OR ABOUT 16 MILES SOUTH OF CHATOM…MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR…
MCINTOSH BY 500 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.