Published on: October 26, 2010 at 3:19 PM

A trained spotter indicates a funnel cloud near Ashville.

People from near Ragland, Ashville and Ohatchee up to Glencoe and Hokes Bluff should be in safe shelter now.

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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
319 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHWESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA…
EASTERN ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA…
NORTHEASTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 319 PM CDT…TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD
NEAR ASHVILLE…OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF ODENVILLE. A TORNADO MAY
DEVELOP AT ANY TIME. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS DANGEROUS STORM
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
MARKTON…RAINBOW CITY…GADSDEN…HOKES BLUFF…RAGLAND…
OHATCHEE…GADSDEN MALL…GLENCOE…ANDERSON AND SLACKLAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TAKE COVER NOW. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.

&&

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT…LON 3422 8574 3397 8554 3369 8621 3383 8633
TIME…MOT…LOC 2019Z 236DEG 35KT 3381 8620

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