Tornado Warning

You know the drill: Small central room on the lowest floor of a sturdy house, not staying in a mobile home. Get up under something or at least cover your head and neck best you can against any falling or flying debris. The damaging straight-line winds tonight in these warnings could even do tornado-like damage. But there is evidence of some tornado circulation here. 

9:55 PM - All right, and now places like Muscle Shoals have gone under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning. 

I would take similar precautions whether you are under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning or Tornado Warning with this squall line because that line is just too blurry with this setup tonight. And the straight-line winds will still be dangerous. 

The Winfield weather radio transmitter (Channel 6) has gone offline. So people need to tune to a different transmitter if using that one. 

Starting new post since Winston and Walker Counties are now under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning. That's more in our target market here. 

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WFUS54 KBMX 290348

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ALC093-290430-

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Tornado Warning

National Weather Service Birmingham AL

948 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2024

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...

  Marion County in northwestern Alabama...

* Until 1030 PM CST.

* At 948 PM CST, severe thunderstorms capable of producing a tornado

  were located along a line extending from near Detroit to near

  Gu-Win, moving northeast at 60 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 

           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 

           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 

           damage is likely.

* Locations impacted include...

  Hamilton, Winfield, Haleyville, Guin, Hackleburg, Brilliant, Gu-

  Win, Brinn, Weston, Lake Buttahatchee, Bear Creek, Twin, Tucker,

  Tessner, Pearces Mill, Rankin Fite Airport, Upper Bear Creek

  Reservoir, Byrd, Bexar, and Pigeye.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest

floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a

mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter

and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3431 8763 3410 8764 3392 8782 3392 8795

      3402 8795 3402 8799 3405 8799 3406 8821

      3414 8820 3432 8809

TIME...MOT...LOC 0348Z 213DEG 51KT 3410 8817 3390 8793 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED

MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

87/Grantham