CONFIRMED Tornado Warning for Hale Counties until 5:00 p.m.

…A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
HALE COUNTY…

AT 430 PM CDT, A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
OVER SAWYERVILLE, OR 7 MILES WEST OF GREENSBORO, MOVING NORTHEAST AT
50 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD…DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT…YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES,
BUSINESSES, AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION
IS POSSIBLE.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
GREENSBORO, SAWYERVILLE, GREENSBORO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND WATEROAK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TO REPEAT, A LARGE, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS DEVELOPING. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE, 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.

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Tornado Warning for…
Southeastern Greene County in west central Alabama…
Central Hale County in west central Alabama…

* Until 500 PM CDT.

* At 358 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Bluffport, or near Livingston, moving northeast at
55 mph.

HAZARD…Tornado.

SOURCE…Radar indicated rotation.

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…
Greensboro, Forkland, Duffys Bend, Sawyerville, Thornhill,
Greensboro Municipal Airport, Tishabee, Birdine, Harper Hill,
Wateroak and Phipps.

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