Severe thunderstorm near Macon MS shows strong potential for wind damage.
It will move into northern Sumter, northern Greene and Pickens Counties in the next 15 minutes and into Tuscaloosa County before 6:30.
Be in safe shelter as this dangerous storm approaches.
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BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
536 PM CDT MON APR 11 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
PICKENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTH CENTRAL SUMTER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 615 PM CDT
* AT 534 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 19 MILES WEST OF PANOLA…OR 25 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF PICKENSVILLE…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
PICKENSVILLE…ALICEVILLE…CARROLLTON…REFORM…GORDO…PANOLA…
MEMPHIS AND NEW WEST GREENE.
THIS INCLUDES…
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 62 THROUGH 68…
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY…IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED…ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE…SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING
FOR WESTERN ALABAMA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT…LON 3333 8831 3353 8792 3353 8776 3306 8754
3287 8835
TIME…MOT…LOC 2236Z 241DEG 62KT 3301 8856
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