West Alabama Warnings

…first this report:

At 5:52 pm the EMA reported wind gusts estimated to 50 mph at Vernon in Lamar County. This is very near the Mississippi border.

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BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
556 PM CDT TUE OCT 12 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHERN PICKENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 645 PM CDT

* AT 552 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
CREWS TO MILLPORT…AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
MILLPORT…FAYETTE…BLOOMING GROVE…BLUFF…KENNEDY…BELK…
ASHCRAFT CORNER AND GLEN ALLEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION…MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.

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