Storm Surveys Planned for Today

The National Weather Service in Birmingham will conduct some storm surveys to determine whether straight-line winds or tornadoes caused the damage around Central Alabama yesterday. As always, if you have severe weather reports, pictures with a time and location are a great way to assist the NWS in these surveys; especially if it sounds like no one is aware of the damage near you. Our picture address is pictures@abc3340.com, and you can always send us quick reports on Twitter (@simpson3340) and Facebook that we are more than happy to pass along to the NWS.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
934 PM CST MON FEB 28 2011

…STORM SURVEYS PLANNED FOR TUESDAY…

A BROKEN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS…WITH AREAS OF EMBEDDED ROTATION…
MOVED THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED WIND DAMAGE ACROSS MULTIPLE PARTS OF THE
NWS BIRMINGHAM COUNTY WARNING AREA…KNOCKING DOWN TREES…POWER
LINES AND CAUSING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS…WHICH
COULD BE THE RESULT OF TORNADOES.

THREE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAMS WILL CONDUCT
ASSESSMENTS AT LOCATIONS WHERE ORGANIZED AREAS OF DAMAGE MAY
INDICATE TORNADOES.

AT THIS TIME…STORM SURVEYS ARE BEING PLANNED FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES:

TEAM ONE: PRIMARY TARGETS…ELMORE, AUTAUGA AND LOWNDES.

TEAM TWO: PRIMARY TARGETS…ETOWAH AND CHEROKEE.

TEAM THREE: PRIMARY TARGETS…SHELBY AND TALLADEGA.

ADDITIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED PERIODICALLY
THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY…AS SURVEYS TEAMS REPORT BACK THEIR FINDINGS.

A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
PROGRAM IS THE RECEIPT OF STORM REPORTS FROM ALL OUR CUSTOMERS AND
PARTNERS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. IF YOU WITNESSED OR ARE AWARE OF
ANY STORM DAMAGE DUE TO HIGH WINDS OR TORNADOES…PLEASE CONTACT
YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE…OR CALL OUR STORM REPORTING
HOTLINE AT 1-800-856-0758.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather