Tornado Warning 83, NWS Birmingham, AL

Issued

Jul 6, 2005, 5:30 PM CDT (22:30 UTC)

Expired

Jul 6, 2005, 6:00 PM CDT

In force

30 min

Issued by

NWS Birmingham, AL

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Coosa County, AL, Elmore County, AL

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS54 KBMX 062230
TORBMX
ALC037-051-062300-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0083.050706T2230Z-050706T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
530 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN COOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ROCKFORD
  NORTHWESTERN ELMORE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT

* AT 530 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO ALONG A
  LINE EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF TITUS TO 7 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF TITUS...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CLANTON TO 14
  MILES NORTH OF PRATTVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  TITUS BY 545 PM CDT
  6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROCKFORD AND 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WEOGUFKA BY
  600 PM CDT

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

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

LAT...LON 3275 8641 3276 8637 3283 8646 3286 8645
      3288 8649 3294 8652 3298 8652 3310 8636
      3280 8611 3265 8640

$$

JONES/90

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 062251
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
551 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2005

ALC037-051-062300-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0083.000000T0000Z-050706T2300Z/
ELMORE AL-COOSA AL-
551 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR WESTERN COOSA AND
NORTHWESTERN ELMORE COUNTIES...

AT 551 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS.  THESE TORNADO PRODUCING
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
WEOGUFKA TO TITUS...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTHEAST
OF CLANTON TO 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF WETUMPKA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
MPH.

TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  WEOGUFKA AND 7 MILES WEST OF ROCKFORD BY 600 PM CDT

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 3275 8641 3276 8637 3283 8646 3286 8645
      3288 8649 3294 8652 3298 8652 3310 8636
      3280 8611 3265 8640

$$

JONES/90

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