Sirens are sounding all across Jefferson County…but only the extreme southern part of Jefferson County…really south of I-459 is under threat…
Tornado warning for southern Jefferson and northern Shelby Counties…Rotation is now passing north of Montevallo. Will pass near Alabaster and Pelham
Will then pass betwen Meadowbrook and Chelsea along highway 280…then pass between Leeds and Vincent…
Take cover as this dangerous storm approaches…
We don’t want anyone in cars on the heavily traveled roads south of Birmingham now. Go in a safe place and wait out the storm.
WFUS54 KBMX 152128
TORBMX
ALC007-073-117-152230-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0064.110415T2128Z-110415T2230Z/
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
428 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
NORTHEASTERN BIBB COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 530 PM CDT
* AT 424 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A
CONFIRMED TORNADO 5 MILES SOUTH OF WEST BLOCTON…OR 7 MILES NORTH
OF CENTREVILLE. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 45 MPH.
AT 425 PM CDT…TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN IN EOLINE.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
MONTEVALLO…ALABASTER…HELENA…PELHAM…HOOVER…VESTAVIA
HILLS…HOMEWOOD…CHELSEA…MOUNTAIN BROOK AND IRONDALE.
THIS INCLUDES…
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 234 THROUGH 256…
INTERSTATE 459 EXIT NUMBERS 6 THROUGH 33…
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 132 THROUGH 140…
INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBERS 130 THROUGH 143…
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 3363 8654 3362 8655 3356 8655 3355 8649
3351 8649 3351 8638 3340 8638 3338 8636
3304 8693 3323 8709 3369 8661
TIME…MOT…LOC 2128Z 230DEG 38KT 3310 8711
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