Published on: April 19, 2009 at 4:03 PM

NOTE: a statement like this has also been issued for Madison County including the Huntsville area

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
359 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

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SUMTER-
359 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SUMTER COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM CDT

AT 358 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR CUBA…MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE…
I 20 WELCOME CENTER AT CUBA.
YORK.
BOYD.
THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…COMMERCIAL RADIO…OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.