Sirens are sounding across the Birmingham area now, but the warning does not include the City of Birmingham.
It is for places like Gardendale, Sayre and points north.
Tornado indicated by radar near Parrish in Walker County.
There is a tornado warning, but the real threat is all along this entire line of storms extending from Cullman to Coker.
WFUS54 KBMX 250521
TORBMX
ALC009-073-127-250600-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0007.110225T0521Z-110225T0600Z/
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1121 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
EAST CENTRAL WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
* AT 1116 PM CST…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR PARRISH…OR NEAR CORDOVA…AND MOVING EAST AT 55
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
DORA…SUMITON…GARDENDALE…PINSON-CLAY-CHALKVILLE…LYNNS
PARK…BELOIT…BURNWELL…ROCKY HOLLOW…WEST JEFFERSON AND
QUINTON.
THIS INCLUDES…
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 272 THROUGH 282…
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 70 THROUGH 81…
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
TAKE COVER NOW. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.
THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT…LON 3381 8652 3379 8654 3379 8658 3377 8658
3376 8655 3374 8655 3372 8653 3367 8653
3363 8727 3379 8727 3389 8653
TIME…MOT…LOC 0521Z 265DEG 47KT 3373 8716
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