Tornado Warning Northern Jefferson/East Central Walker 6:00 PM

This is a very dangerous storm that is producing a large wedge tornado!

TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
455 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
EAST CENTRAL WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT

* AT 451 PM CDT…STORM SPOTTERS AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO NEAR CORDOVA.
DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR EASTERN WALKER COUNTY. TAKE COVER
NOW!

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
DORA…SUMITON…CLEVELAND…BLOUNTSVILLE…ONEONTA…LYNNS PARK…
ROCKY HOLLOW…SIPSEY…ARKADELPHIA AND KIMBERLY.

THIS INCLUDES…
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 280 THROUGH 282…
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 65 THROUGH 72…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TO REPEAT…A LARGE…EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE…TAKE COVER NOW. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather