BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1249 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
WEST CENTRAL WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
EASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTH CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 130 AM CST
* AT 1247 AM CST…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES EAST OF MOORES
BRIDGE…OR 16 MILES NORTH OF NORTHPORT…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR…
NEW LEXINGTON BY 1255 AM CST…
BERRY AND 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BANKSTON BY 105 AM CST…
BOLEY SPRINGS BY 110 AM CST…
WEST CORONA BY 115 AM CST…
7 MILES NORTHWEST OF OAKMAN BY 120 AM CST…
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE…SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
