Published on: October 26, 2010 at 4:00 PM

4:06 PM – Wall Cloud clearly evident with this storm. This could become a tornado at anytime. Folks from just north of Coker to places north of the Warrior River in Tuscaloosa and Northport need to be in safe shelter now!

Rapidly intensifying thunderstorm just passing into western Tuscaloosa County west of Coker. It is moving east northeast. It will skim northern parts of the Cities of Tuscaloosa and Northport.

Tops on this storm are approaching 50,000 feet.

WFUS54 KBMX 262100
TORBMX
ALC125-262130-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0041.101026T2100Z-101026T2130Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 430 PM CDT

* AT 357 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GORDO…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
LAKE LURLEEN STATE PARK…LAKE TUSCALOOSA BINION CREEK LANDING…
BANKHEAD LOCK AND DAM…BULL CITY…BUHL…ECHOLA…BROWNVILLE…
LAKE TUSCALOOSA TIERCE PATTTON BRIDGE…LAKE TUSCALOOSA SEXTON BEND
AND LAKE TUSCALOOSA HWY 69 BRIDGE.

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 3336 8783 3360 8735 3359 8732 3352 8732
3352 8728 3350 8727 3349 8728 3350 8732
3347 8734 3342 8725 3336 8723 3323 8783
TIME…MOT…LOC 2100Z 244DEG 37KT 3329 8779

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