BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
419 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
WESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…VERNON…MILLPORT…
NORTHERN PICKENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…REFORM…PICKENSVILLE…GORDO…
* UNTIL 500 PM CDT
* AT 416 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETECTED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEDFORD TO 14 MILES WEST OF ETHELSVILLE TO 9
MILES WEST OF PICKENSVILLE
..AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR…
PICKENSVILLE BY 425 PM CDT…
BEDFORD AND ETHELSVILLE BY 440 PM CDT…
LAMAR COUNTY AIRPORT AND VERNON BY 450 PM CDT…
REFORM AND MILLPORT BY 455 PM CDT…
BLOOMING GROVE AND KENNEDY BY 500 PM CDT…
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH…PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS…DESTRUCTIVE HAIL…AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER…
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
