This dangerous storm is passing just south of Gallion in southern Hale County…it is moving northeast toward Newbern and Marion.
Damage was reported earlier at Whitfield in Sumter County, or southwest of Demopolis. It may have been this same storm.
Here is the storm report: sheriff office reports trees down and homes damaged from a possible tornado in the whitfield area near county road 42 and state road 17.
Greensboro is also in the warning. Demopolis is not. Some free and roof damage was reported in Demopolis earlier.
Take cover if you are in the path of this storm!
WFUS54 KBMX 161357
TORBMX
ALC065-091-105-161445-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0153.111116T1357Z-111116T1445Z/
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
757 AM CST WED NOV 16 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
SOUTHERN HALE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHEASTERN MARENGO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA…
WEST CENTRAL PERRY COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 845 AM CST
* AT 757 AM CST…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR CHICKASAW STATE PARK…OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF
DEMOPOLIS…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
UNIONTOWN…GREENSBORO…ARCOLA…FAUNSDALE…NEWBERN…VALDEN…
GALLION…CEDARVILLE AND LANEVILLE.
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 3259 8775 3259 8774 3260 8774 3279 8754
3254 8728 3231 8783 3241 8793
TIME…MOT…LOC 1357Z 236DEG 32KT 3243 8777
$$
JT
