Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Includes SW Jefferson, Shelby, as well as Eastern Tuscaloosa, Bibb and Chilton

The complex of severe thunderstorms over eastern Tuscaloosa County has turned a little more eastward along an instability boundary that rides over southwestern Jefferson and Shelby Counties.

The most dangerous part of the storms extended from Lake View to North Bibb to West Blocton to just west of Centreville. They have a history of producing 60-80 mph wind gusts and caused quite a bit of damage in the Tuscaloosa area. Winds gusted to 74 mph at our Skycam site atop the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse in downtown.

The storms will affect areas from McCalla to Riverchase to just south of Chelsea, as well as Alabaster, Helena, Calera, Columbiana and Montevallo as well as Jemison, Maplesville and Clanton.

Be in safe shelter as these dangerous storms approach!

The NWS has extended the severe thunderstorm watch until noon for: BMX extends Severe Thunderstorm Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Marengo, Marion, Perry, Pickens, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston Counties.

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BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
937 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
BIBB COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
CHILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
EAST CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 1030 AM CDT

* AT 933 AM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM LAKE VIEW TO EOLINE…AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
BRENT…CENTREVILLE…HELENA…ALABASTER…MONTEVALLO…PELHAM…
CALERA AND JEMISON.

THIS INCLUDES…
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 200 THROUGH 246…
INTERSTATE 459 EXIT NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 6…
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 97 THROUGH 108…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WIND DAMAGE
ACROSS MUCH OF TUSCALOOSA COUNTY. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE
OVERTURNED. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. THESE STORMS HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.

&&

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

LAT…LON 3338 8717 3331 8640 3328 8640 3328 8644
3326 8643 3319 8650 3313 8646 3310 8651
3302 8653 3294 8652 3286 8645 3283 8646
3278 8640 3271 8642 3281 8702 3283 8701
3283 8718 3288 8734
TIME…MOT…LOC 1436Z 276DEG 35KT 3328 8708 3298 8719

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