Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Blount, Etowah, Jefferson, St. Clair, Talladega

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BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1126 PM CDT WED APR 20 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA…
EAST CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTH CENTRAL TALLADEGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT

* AT 1124 PM 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 SUSAN MOORE TO MOODY…AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
SPRINGVILLE…MOODY…ODENVILLE…PELL CITY…RAINBOW CITY…
GADSDEN…MARKTON AND TALLADEGA.

THIS INCLUDES…
INTERSTATE 459 EXIT NUMBERS 31 THROUGH 33…
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 144 THROUGH 168…
INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBERS 137 THROUGH 188…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE
ACROSS WESTERN ALABAMA. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS…AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

&&

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

LAT…LON 3424 8642 3411 8630 3420 8618 3420 8588
3392 8596 3387 8600 3385 8606 3377 8604
3372 8615 3368 8614 3368 8605 3343 8607
3346 8638 3351 8638 3351 8649 3355 8649
3355 8666 3408 8666 3424 8647
TIME…MOT…LOC 0425Z 277DEG 40KT 3407 8642 3345 8656

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