Tornado Warning: Greene/Sumter

UPDATE 11:10
Tornado warning canceled. Storm has weakened. A severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect for the previously warned area.

ORIGINAL POST
Dangerous storm northeast of Gainesville, moving south toward Gainesville and Boligee. Will eventually move to near Epes.

Please be in your tornado safe place as this storm approaches.

Lowest floor, center of substantial home or building. Get under something sturdy.

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1058 PM CDT MON SEP 3 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
WEST CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
CENTRAL SUMTER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT

* AT 1055 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW WEST GREENE…OR 13 MILES SOUTH OF
ALICEVILLE…AND MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
GAINESVILLE…BOLIGEE…NEW MOUNT HEBRON…FIVE POINTS INTERSECTION
AND SUMTERVILLE.

THIS INCLUDES…
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 23 THROUGH 32…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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 OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG ALWX

LAT…LON 3271 8798 3268 8825 3295 8818 3296 8808
TIME…MOT…LOC 0358Z 357DEG 23KT 3292 8813

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GRANTHAM

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