Tornado Warning 89, NWS Birmingham, AL

Issued

Aug 29, 2005, 11:46 AM CDT (16:46 UTC)

Expired

Aug 29, 2005, 12:15 PM CDT

In force

29 min

Issued by

NWS Birmingham, AL

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Barbour County, AL

000 
WFUS54 KBMX 291646
TORBMX
ALC005-291715-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0089.050829T1646Z-050829T1715Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1146 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  BARBOUR COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA

* UNTIL 1215 PM CDT

* AT 1144 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR CLAYTON...
  OR ABOUT 16 MILES WEST OF EUFAULA...MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  MOUNT ANDREW BY 1205 PM CDT

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

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

LAT...LON 3171 8546 3178 8527 3208 8529 3214 8541
      3202 8541 3196 8560

$$

03

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 291657
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1157 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

ALC005-291715-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0089.000000T0000Z-050829T1715Z/
BARBOUR AL-
1157 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1215 PM CDT FOR BARBOUR 
COUNTY...

AT 1152 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CLAYTON...OR ABOUT
18 MILES WEST OF EUFAULA...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3171 8546 3178 8527 3208 8529 3214 8541
      3202 8541 3196 8560

$$

03

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