BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
933 PM CDT MON OCT 22 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
EASTERN MARENGO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LINDEN…
* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
* AT 928 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
NICHOLSVILLE…OR 18 MILES NORTH OF GROVE HILL…MOVING NORTH AT 35
MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR…
SWEET WATER AND 6 MILES WEST OF SHILOH BY 940 PM CDT…
CALVARY…MILLER AND OCTAGON BY 945 PM CDT…
LINDEN…CHICKASAW STATE PARK AND PROVIDENCE BY 955 PM CDT…
OLD SPRING HILL BY 1000 PM CDT…
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.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES…EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE…LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
