BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
224 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
SOUTH CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
CENTRAL SUMTER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 315 PM CDT
* AT 220 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE AND LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT HAVE REPORTED A TORNADO JUST NORTHWEST OF BOYD…
MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR…
EPES BY 305 PM CDT…
BOLIGEE AND 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF TISHABEE BY 315 PM CDT…
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE…SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
