Barbour County Tornado Warning

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 228 PM CDT MON AUG 25 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR… SOUTHWESTERN BARBOUR COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA… THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CLIO… * UNTIL 300 PM CDT * AT 228 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR DOSTER…OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF CLIO…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 28 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR… CLIO AND BLUE SPRINGS STATE PARK BY 240 PM CDT… TYLER CROSSROADS BY 245 PM CDT… LOUISVILLE BY 255 PM CDT… CLAYTON BY 300 PM CDT… 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. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING…IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR EASTERN ALABAMA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER… CALL 1-800-856-0758. LAT…LON 3163 8569 3196 8557 3187 8534 3163 8554 TIME…MOT…LOC 1928Z 209DEG 24KT 3163 8562