Tornado Warning Pickens County – Dangerous Tornado

Bill Murray | April 11, 2013 @ 12:37 pm

A tornado warning has been issued for Pickens County.

LATE REPORTS 12:42
Dangerous confirmed tornado, possibly large and violent, is about to cross the Mississippi border into Alabama’s Pickens County. It will pass near Pickensville and Macedonia and could evetually impact Reform.

BE IN A SAFE PLACE NOW!!!

Reports of significant damage near Shuqualak. Tornado still on the ground crossed HWY 14 E of Macon

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1234 PM CDT THU APR 11 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN PICKENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 130 PM CDT

* AT 1234 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A
CONFIRMED TORNADO 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEVILL LOCK AND DAM…OR 13
MILES SOUTHWEST OF PICKENSVILLE. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
PICKENSVILLE…REFORM…BEVILL LOCK AND DAM…ETHELSVILLE…
MEMPHIS…PINE GROVE…OWENS…MCSHAN…FOREST AND NORTH PICKENS
AIRPORT.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather

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