Tornado Warning: Montgomery, Macon, Elmore and Tallapoosa

| November 16, 2011 @ 11:22 am | Reply

Tornado damage has apparently been reported in downtown Montgomery.

WFUS54 KBMX 161721
TORBMX
ALC051-087-101-123-161800-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0164.111116T1721Z-111116T1800Z/

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1121 AM CST WED NOV 16 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN ELMORE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHWESTERN MACON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA…
NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTH CENTRAL TALLAPOOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL NOON CST

* AT 1119 AM CST…TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED DAMAGE FROM A
POSSIBLE TORNADO IN THE CITY OF MONTGOMERY. THE STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR EMERALD MOUNTAIN…OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WETUMPKA. DOPPLER
RADAR SHOWED THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
MILSTEAD…TALLASSEE…TYSONVILLE…VICTORYLAND…SHORTER…REEVES
AIRPORT…KENT…FRANKLIN…TALLAPOOSA CITY AND MARTIN DAM.

THIS INCLUDES…
INTERSTATE 85 EXIT NUMBERS 11 THROUGH 26…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TO REPEAT…A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING.

&&

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

LAT…LON 3277 8584 3252 8565 3231 8612 3247 8622
TIME…MOT…LOC 1720Z 234DEG 39KT 3245 8607

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