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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
914 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT.
* AT 912 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST TO THE NORTH
AND WEST OF FORT PAYNE, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT 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...
LITTLE RIVER CANYON NATIONAL PRESERVE, LITTLE RIVER FALLS, NEW
MOON, BROOMTOWN, CHESTERFIELD, AND LITTLE RIVER CANYON NP.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO HAS BEEN REPORTED ON THE GROUND, WITH
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE REPORTED IN DEKALB COUNTY. 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 3452 8551 3433 8547 3437 8563 3439 8562
3440 8563 3440 8561 3444 8558 3446 8558
3447 8557 3449 8557 3449 8556 3450 8556
3450 8555 3453 8552
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 277DEG 27KT 3449 8570
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
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