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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 250 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ALC043-103-272015- /O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-110427T2015Z/ MORGAN AL-CULLMAN AL- 250 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...A TORNADO EMERGENCY IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN CULLMAN AND SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTIES... AT 247 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO IS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CULLMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GOOD HOPE...BALDWIN...WEST POINT...PHELAN...SOUTH VINEMONT...LACON...COLE SPRINGS...FAIRVIEW...EVA...BAILEYTON...RYAN CROSSROADS...HULACO AND FLORETTE.

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 236 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 MSC099-272000- /O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0141.000000T0000Z-110427T2000Z/ NESHOBA MS- 236 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN NESHOBA COUNTY... ...THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR THE WARNED AREA... AT 236 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BURNSIDE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

TOG in Philadelphia, MS, Andy G. has it. http://www.severestudios.com/cgi-bin/player.pl?username=andy.gabrielson&uid=140

Philadelphia, MS under the gun big time.

Going across areas that were hit this morning. BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 209 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... EAST CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA... * UNTIL 245 PM CDT * AT 208 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR CADDO...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF MOULTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE... TRINITY. DECATUR. MOORESVILLE. TANNER. FRENCH MILL.

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 235 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 145 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MUCH OF ALABAMA NORTHWEST GEORGIA SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 145 PM UNTIL 1000 PM CDT. ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION... NUMEROUS TORNADOES INTENSE TORNADOES LIKELY WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH LIKELY WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL HAIL TO 4.0 INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTHEAST OF HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA TO 60 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF EVERGREEN ALABAMA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5). REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 230...WW 231...WW 232...WW 233...WW 234... DISCUSSION...A CLASSIC TORNADO OUTBREAK SITUATION IS DEVELOPING ACROSS MUCH OF AL AS DISCRETE TORNADIC SUPERCELLS FORM OVER MS AND TRACK ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. STRONG LOW LEVEL AND DEEP LAYER VERTICAL SHEAR...COMBINED WITH A MOIST AND MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS...WILL POSE A DANGEROUS RISK OF STRONG/VIOLENT AND POTENTIALLY LONG-TRACK TORNADOES. AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 4 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25040. ...HART

150 kts G2G at 6000 feet AGL. NWS saying they see debris, per WTVA, and the BWER has filled in.

Also, live streaming from Tupelo, MS. http://www.wtva.com/content/mediacenter/default.aspx?videoId=1360&navCatId=24

BWER and strong couplet near Water Valley, MS.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 652 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA... JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA... NORTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA... * UNTIL 730 AM CDT * AT 645 AM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED MULTIPLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS NEAR GUNTERSVILLE...ARAB...AND COLUMBUS CITY. WIDESPREAD DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE TORNADOES. THESE TORNADOES WERE LOCATED NEAR HOPEWELL...COLUMBUS CITY...AND GRANT MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. * LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE... LANGSTON. LIM ROCK. SCOTTSBORO. HOLLYWOOD. MARTINTOWN. FACKLER.

Impressive.

Tornado confirmed in Marshall County, AL per County EM, near Guntersville, with chicken houses destroyed.

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 633 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ALC043-095-103-271145- /O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-110427T1145Z/ MORGAN AL-CULLMAN AL-MARSHALL AL- 633 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL MARSHALL...NORTHEASTERN CULLMAN AND SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTIES... AT 630 AM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED TWO BARNS BLOWN DOWN NEAR HOLLY POND.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 637 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA... NORTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA... * UNTIL 700 AM CDT * AT 630 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING MULTIPLE TORNADIC CIRCULATIONS NEAR GUNTERSVILLE AND UNION GROVE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGE WITH WALL CLOUDS CURRENTLY REPORTED NEAR ARAB. * LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE... COLUMBUS CITY. GRANT. LANGSTON. SECTION. SCOTTSBORO.

Over 125,000 without power in Birmingham alone so far.

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 616 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ALC043-095-103-271145- /O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-110427T1145Z/ MORGAN AL-CULLMAN AL-MARSHALL AL- 616 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL MARSHALL...NORTHEASTERN CULLMAN AND SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTIES... AT 614 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AND DAMAGED BUILDINGS IN HANCEVILLE ASSOCIATED WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WALTER MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FAIRVIEW...EVA...BAILEYTON...HULACO...FLORETTE...RYAN CROSSROADS... JOPPA...ARAB...EDDY...MORGAN CITY AND UNION GROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 609 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN CULLMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... WEST CENTRAL MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA... * UNTIL 645 AM CDT * AT 606 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR CULLMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH. * LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE... HULACO. RYAN CROSSROADS. MORGAN CITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 611 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN TENNESSEE... * UNTIL 645 AM CDT * AT 609 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING NEAR LOIS...OR JUST SOUTHWEST OF LYNCHBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. * LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE... OAK GROVE. WOODS RESERVOIR. ALTO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY! DO NOT RUN OUTSIDE TO FIND THE TORNADO...THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION!

James Spann just made a very good point. This is the last thing central and northern Alabama needs. Widespread power outages with a tornado outbreak coming later on. Could get very bad, very fast.

Too many power flashes to count, from the Inverness skycam on 33/40. And they just lost the camera.

Winds reported over 100 mph in Cordova, AL. Per ABC 33/40.

Significant damage being reported in Fayette and Tuscaloosa Counties in AL. Per ABC 33/40.

Strong couplet heading right for downtown Birmingham. BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 529 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTH CENTRAL BIBB COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA... SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA... CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA... EAST CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... * UNTIL 600 AM CDT * AT 529 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WOODSTOCK JUNCTION...OR 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BESSEMER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH. * THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... BESSEMER AND ALABAMA ADVENTURE AROUND 540 AM CDT. RIVERCHASE GALLERIA...HOOVER...REGIONS PARK OR HOOVER MET AND RIVERCHASE AROUND 545 AM CDT. INDIAN SPRINGS VILLAGE...VESTAVIA HILLS...OAK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK AND SAMFORD UNIVERSITY AROUND 550 AM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE MCCALLA... MCADORY...BESSEMER AIRPORT...JOE TUCKER PARK...SHANNON AND GOAT ISLAND AT LAKE PURDY.

140 kt G2G couplet in Parrish, in Walker County, AL.

Don't see this everyday, lol.