First, a specific report: 4 miles south of Gallion in West Alabama’s Marengo County: Police report baseball size hail (thats 2.75 inches in diameter) at 6:38 pm. It was on highway 69 south of U.S. 80
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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
640 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…
SOUTHWESTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHEASTERN MARENGO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA…
SOUTH CENTRAL HALE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 715 PM CST
* AT 638 PM CST…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR FAUNSDALE…OR
NEAR UNIONTOWN…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR…
6 MILES NORTHEAST OF CONSUL BY 645 PM CST…
CENTRAL MILLS AND 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOGUE CHITTO BY 650 PM
CST…
6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FIVE POINTS AND 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ORRVILLE
BY 700 PM CST…
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO…THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP
TO BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
