Published on: February 18, 2009 at 2:23 PM

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
213 PM CST WED FEB 18 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA…
SOUTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 245 PM CST

* AT 212 PM CST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR HYATT…
OR ABOUT 7 MILES EAST OF ARAB…MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. ANOTHER
STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST EAST OF
GUNTERSVILLE…ALSO MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE…
RABBIT TOWN.
ALBERTVILLE.
HUSTLEVILLE.
KILPATRICK.
LATHAMVILLE.
SKIRUM.

FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED NEAR GUNTERSVILLE…AND ALSO JUST
SOUTH OF ARAB WITHIN THE LAST 15 MINUTES. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE
A TORNADO AT ANY TIME. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS…TAKE
COVER IMMEDIATELY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA.