Tornado Warning 72, NWS Huntsville, AL

Issued

Apr 27, 2011, 3:51 PM CDT (20:51 UTC)

Expired

Apr 27, 2011, 4:15 PM CDT

In force

24 min

Issued by

NWS Huntsville, AL

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Lawrence County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Morgan County, AL

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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705 
WFUS54 KHUN 272051 RRA
TORHUN
ALC079-083-103-272115-
/O.NEW.KHUN.TO.W.0072.110427T2051Z-110427T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
351 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN LIMESTONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  NORTHWESTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  LAWRENCE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 415 PM CDT

* AT 350 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
  A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO NEAR MT HOPE...OR ABOUT 12
  MILES WEST OF MOULTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.

* LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
  HATTON.
  NORTH COURTLAND.
  HILLSBORO.
  TRINITY.
  RIPLEY.
  DECATUR.
  TANNER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING AND
AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO
THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING
DEBRIS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

&&

LAT...LON 3443 8754 3457 8753 3458 8751 3461 8751
      3488 8702 3480 8687 3464 8685 3437 8749
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 236DEG 55KT 3449 8745

$$

KDW

250 
WWUS54 KHUN 272109
SVSHUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
409 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

ALC079-083-103-272115-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0072.000000T0000Z-110427T2115Z/
MORGAN AL-LIMESTONE AL-LAWRENCE AL-
409 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE...SOUTHERN LIMESTONE AND NORTHWESTERN MORGAN
COUNTIES...

AT 406 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM 
SPOTTERS CONTINUED TO TRACK A DANGEROUS TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS 
LOCATED NEAR CHALYBEATE SPRINGS...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF 
MOULTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
DECATUR...ATHENS...TRINITY...TANNER...RIPLEY...FRENCH MILL...AND 
BELLE MINA. THIS WARNING INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN HIGHWAY 72 
AND INTERSTATE 565.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

&&

LAT...LON 3447 8727 3458 8739 3488 8702 3480 8687
      3464 8685
TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 236DEG 55KT 3461 8719

$$

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