The tornado warning is being extended into northern Bibb County…
A dangerous line of storms extends now from extreme southeastern Fayette County across much of eastern Tuscaloosa County from Bankhead Lock and Dam to Holt to Duncanville.
It is pushing east at nearly 50 mph.
It has produced a 54 mph wind gusts at our Skycam in downtown Tuscaloosa. There have been other reports of damaging winds and power outages across Tuscaloosa County.
This storm will affect Shelby County as well later.
A new tornado watch will be issued shortly for eastern Alabama.
WFUS54 KBMX 112338
TORBMX
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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
638 PM CDT MON APR 11 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN BIBB COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 634 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF MCFARLAND MALL…OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF
NORTHPORT…AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
TUSCALOOSA…HOLT…BRYANT DENNY STADIUM…MCFARLAND MALL…
UNIVERSITY MALL…DEERLICK CREEK CAMPGROUNDS…LAKE WILDWOOD…
COALING…BROOKWOOD AND BEVILLE LOCK AND DAM.
THIS INCLUDES…
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 62 THROUGH 100…
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 3322 8771 3332 8716 3331 8715 3330 8708
3328 8706 3325 8706 3325 8702 3317 8702
3317 8698 3316 8697 3306 8697 3304 8768
TIME…MOT…LOC 2338Z 260DEG 43KT 3314 8758
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