Showers and Storms

Showers and thunderstorms were increasing over West and NW Alabama late this afternoon.

The strongest ones were NW of Birmingham over parts of Walker and Winston County.

A Tornado Watch was posted that touches the very NW tip of Alabama.

Showers and thunderstorms willspread into tjhe Birmingham arewa during the next hour or so.
Posted by   www
on March 31, 2006, 6:16 pm
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
545 PM CST FRI MAR 31 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
LIMESTONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA
LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA

* UNTIL 630 PM CST

* AT 542 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
ROGERSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
ROGERSVILLE.
OLIVER.
COXEY
ATHENS.
RIPLEY.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF
BALL SIZE HAIL.



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Posted by   www
on March 31, 2006, 6:19 pm
Limestone EMA reports a wall cloud at Ripley.

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