tornado warning Pickens County and Tuscaloosa County...

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The severe weather continues here at this hour across Mississippi and now into western Alabama. Pickens County, Alabama is now under a tornado warning. This tornado warning is in effect until 6 PM CST.

At 5:24 PM CST, doppler radar indicated a tornadic thunderstorm near Cochrane moving northeast at 35 mph. Locations near the path of this tornadi include Aliceville, Carrollton, and Cochrane.

This is a dangerous thunderstorm with a possible rain wrapped tornado. The tornado maybe hard to see. Don't wait until you see or hear it coming. It's dark anyways. Best advice is seek a sturdy shelter inside the lowest floor of your home, preferably a basement or a small interior room away from windows.

A tornado watch is in effect until 11 PM CST. Severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes without advanced warning. A flood watch is also in effect and there are many counties in the southern US under flood warnings. Do not drive through flooded roadways. It's way too dangerous as you don't know how deep that water is. The #1 flood related fatality nowadays occurs in vehicles that drive through flood waters. Turn around and don't drown. It will save your life.

Jim

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TORNADO WARNING
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
553 PM CST THU FEB 5 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA

* UNTIL 645 PM CST

* AT 549 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A TORNADO 19 MILES WEST OF SAMANTHA...MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...SAMANTHA.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...SEEK SHELTER NOW.
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.