113  
WWUS54 KBMX 060300  
SVSBMX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL  
900 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2025  
 
ALC107-060345-  
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250106T0345Z/  
PICKENS AL-  
900 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2025  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CST FOR  
NORTHEASTERN PICKENS COUNTY...  
 
AT 900 PM CST, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CARROLLTON,  
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS  
LIKELY.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
GORDO, REFORM, CARROLLTON, OWENS, KIRK, NORTH PICKENS AIRPORT, AND  
LUBBUB.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A  
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY  
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN  
A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT  
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3320 8816 3338 8814 3348 8784 3323 8784  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0300Z 251DEG 33KT 3332 8808  
 
TORNADO...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
40/SIZEMORE  
 
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