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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
550 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR COLUMBIANA...

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Talladega County in east central Alabama...
  Southeastern Shelby County in central Alabama...

* Until 630 PM CDT.
    
* At 549 PM CDT, a confirmed large and destructive tornado was
  observed near Columbiana, moving northeast at 50 mph.

  TORNADO EMERGENCY for COLUMBIANA. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS 
SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

  HAZARD...Deadly tornado.

  SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.

  IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris 
           may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile 
           homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, 
           businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete 
           destruction is possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Sylacauga, Childersburg, Columbiana, Wilsonville, Talladega
  Springs, Harpersville, Fayetteville, Sycamore, Lay Lake, Shelby,
  Sylacauga Municipal Airport, Beeswax Creek Park, Alabama 4H Center,
  Shelby Shores, Cedar Creek, Highway 145 and CR 46, Kelley Branch,
  Varnons, Gaston Steam Plant and Mignon.

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. Avoid
windows. If in a mobile home, a vehicle or outdoors, move to the
closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3310 8649 3309 8651 3307 8670 3316 8674
      3337 8630 3326 8612 3322 8612
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 245DEG 42KT 3312 8666 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

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