Tornado Warning Chambers County until 1:15PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
SOUTHERN CHAMBERS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 115 PM CST

* AT 1242 PM CST…A TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS LOCATED OVER OAK
BOWERY…OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF OPELIKA…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55
MPH.

HAZARD…DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE…RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT…FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS…WINDOWS…AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.
TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
VALLEY…LANETT…LAFAYETTE…LA FAYETTE…LAKEVIEW…CUSSETA…
WEST CHAMBERS…DENSON…AMITY PARK…HUGULEY…CHAMBERS COUNTY
LAKE…VEASEY CREEK PARK…OAK BOWERY…STURKIE…I 85 WELCOME
CENTER AT LANETT…LANETT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND SOUTHERN HARBOR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TO REPEAT…A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS…IN A MOBILE HOME…OR
IN A VEHICLE…MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

Category: Severe Weather