The NWS Birmingham has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northern Tuscaloosa and Pickens Counties.
This storm will pass from its current location near Pickensville then pass near Carrollton and on to Gordo before passing into norhern Tuscaloosa County. This warning does not include the cities of Tuscaloosa or Northport.
We will be carefully monitoring a rotation that is approaching Scooba MS. This storm will affect northern Sumter County around Geiger and will pas near Union in Greene County. It could reach the city of Tuscaloosa around 3 a.m.
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BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
156 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
PICKENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 245 AM CST
* AT 152 AM CST…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PICKENSVILLE…AND MOVING EAST AT
55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
CARROLLTON…REFORM…GORDO…LAKE LURLEEN STATE PARK…LAKE
TUSCALOOSA BINION CREEK LANDING…SAMANTHA…BANKHEAD LOCK AND DAM
AND DILLBURG.
WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BREAK LARGE TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SOME
DAMAGE…ESPECIALLY TO SMALLER STRUCTURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FOR YOUR PROTECTION…MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
THIS IS A SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM. DUE TO THE ROTATING NATURE OF THESE
STORMS…THEY ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE WEATHER…
INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL…DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND
POSSIBLY TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER…PREFERABLY INTO
AN INTERIOR ROOM…SUCH AS A BATHROOM OR A CLOSET…OR INTO A
BASEMENT.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT…LON 3338 8829 3353 8781 3352 8767 3357 8767
3361 8754 3360 8742 3341 8733 3306 8832
TIME…MOT…LOC 0756Z 248DEG 46KT 3327 8816
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17/KLAWS
