The storm moving from northeastern Marion into Franklin and northwestern Winston County is becoming better organized and could produce a tornado at any time.
People from Hackleburg and Bear Creek up to near Phil Campbell need to go into their tornado safe places until this storm passes. It looks like it will pass north of Haleyville and Forkville.
LATE UPDATE AT 12:41:
The folks at the NWS Huntsville are very concerned about the area around Phil Campbell…they say they can actually see a “donut hole” in the lowest part of the atmosphere…indicating possible tornado.
WFUS54 KBMX 261730
TORBMX
ALC093-261745-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0034.101026T1730Z-101026T1745Z/
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1230 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 1245 PM CDT
* AT 1226 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR HACKLEBURG…OR 12 MILES WEST OF HALEYVILLE…AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
TAKE COVER NOW. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT…LON 3432 8774 3432 8764 3431 8764 3424 8783
3432 8790 3432 8775
TIME…MOT…LOC 1730Z 238DEG 43KT 3432 8777
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