BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1253 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
SOUTHERN COLBERT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA…
FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 130 PM CDT
* AT 1251 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES WEST OF
RED BAY…MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE…
RED BAY.
VINA.
HALLTOWN.
DEMPSEY.
BELGREEN.
ROCKWOOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES…EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY 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 700 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.
