A tornado warning now for northern Tuscaloosa County for storm coming out of Pickens County.
Will pass north of the cities of Tuscaloosa/Northport. Does not affect these two cities or the University of Alabama.
This cell is passing near Buhl, Elrod. Will pass just north of Northport. Will cross Lake Lurleen State Park and over Lake Tuscaloosa. It could pass near or just south of Samantha and Windham Springs.
Folks in Gordo need to be in safe place still for the second circulation.
WFUS54 KBMX 230831
TORBMX
ALC125-230915-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0003.120123T0831Z-120123T0915Z/
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
231 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 315 AM CST
* AT 230 AM CST…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF GORDO…AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
LAKE LURLEEN STATE PARK…LAKE TUSCALOOSA BINION CREEK LANDING…
SAMANTHA…BANKHEAD LOCK AND DAM…ECHOLA…BUHL…BROWNVILLE…
LAKE TUSCALOOSA TIERCE PATTTON BRIDGE…LAKE TUSCALOOSA HWY 69
BRIDGE AND LAKE TUSCALOOSA SEXTON BEND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT…LON 3336 8784 3359 8733 3352 8732 3351 8727
3350 8726 3350 8728 3348 8729 3349 8733
3346 8734 3344 8729 3339 8723 3337 8723
3334 8718 3325 8784
TIME…MOT…LOC 0831Z 252DEG 40KT 3330 8779
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