Published on: April 20, 2011 at 4:56 AM

The Weather Service in Huntsville has extended severe thunderstorm warnings eastward to include Cullman, Morgan and southern Lawrence Counties.

WUUS54 KHUN 200956
SVRHUN
ALC043-079-103-201030-
/O.NEW.KHUN.SV.W.0086.110420T0956Z-110420T1030Z/

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
456 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
CULLMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…
MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 530 AM CDT

* AT 455 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM MOULTON TO 13 MILES SOUTH OF MOULTON TO 17 MILES NORTH OF
JASPER…AND MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
SPEAKE…DANVILLE…
NEEL…BASHAM…
LEESDALE…HARTSELLE…
SOMERVILLE…PHELAN…
FLORETTE…VALHERMOSO SPRINGS…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM.
WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY…A TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A
TORNADO IS SPOTTED…ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A
STURDY STRUCTURE…SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM.

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LAT…LON 3399 8712 3430 8712 3430 8738 3457 8744
3458 8687 3456 8683 3455 8675 3458 8673
3458 8667 3425 8655 3418 8656 3412 8661
3412 8662 3410 8665 3409 8669 3406 8668
3397 8677
TIME…MOT…LOC 0956Z 274DEG 58KT 3441 8730 3429 8726
3409 8728

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