EXPIRED Tornado Warning for Greene Co. Until 5:00 pm

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

AT 451 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR UNION, OR 9 MILES
NORTHWEST OF EUTAW, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD…DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE…WEATHER SPOTTERS 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…
UNION, MANTUA, JENA, SNODDY AND LEWISTON.

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.

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Tornado Warning for…
Northwestern Greene County in west central Alabama…

* Until 500 PM CDT.

* At 422 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Gainesville, or 13 miles west of Eutaw, moving
northeast at 35 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…
Boligee, Union, Gainesville, Mantua, West Greene, Jena, Snoddy,
Pleasant Ridge, New Mount Hebron, Lewiston and Clinton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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.

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