Weather Alert for Lamar County

LAMAR-
1149 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR LAMAR COUNTY UNTIL 1230 AM CDT…

AT 1147 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF BEDFORD…OR 12 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF AMORY…MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE…
  BEDFORD.
  SULLIGENT.
  LAMAR COUNTY AIRPORT.
  HIGHTOGY.
  BLOOMING GROVE.
  CODY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
WESTERN ALABAMA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…COMMERCIAL RADIO…OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

Detailed Weather Outlook for Alabama Tonight

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1117 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

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1117 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

.DAY ONE…TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TORNADOES AND DAMAGING WIND GUST ARE POSSIBLE NORTHWEST OF
A LINE FROM LINDEN…TO HOOVER…TO GADSDEN THROUGH 5 AM. SOUTHEAST
OF THIS LINE…A FEW WIND GUST UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 6
AM.

A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NORTHWEST ALABAMA JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE
STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS…SOME WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES…WILL
AFFECT AREAS NORTHWEST THROUGH 2 AM…INCLUDING AREAS NEAR
HAMILTON…CARROLLTON…FAYETTE…AND JASPER. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL
MOVE TO NEAR THE INTERSTATE 20 59 CORRIDOR BY 5 AM…AFFECTING
AREAS FROM LINDEN TO TUSCALOOSA TO BIRMINGHAM…TO GADSDEN.

AS THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT PULLS NORTHWARD AND AWAY FROM ALABAMA…
THE STORMS WILL EXHIBIT A WEAKENING TREND BETWEEN 3 AND 5 AM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

A FEW LINGERING STRONG STORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING
AS THE COLD FRONT EXITS SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE…
SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 59 BEFORE 10 AM.  LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL
AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND AHEAD OF
ANOTHER COLD FRONT MONDAY. A GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY CONTINUES
WITH THE FORECAST OF THIS SYSTEM…AND ADJUSTMENTS TO TIMING AND
MAGNITUDE OF THIS THREAT ARE LIKELY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
WILL BE NEEDED TONIGHT…AND PERHAPS NEXT MONDAY.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning Cancelled for Chickasaw and Monroe Counties

MONROE MS-CHICKASAW MS-
1112 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

…THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CHICKASAW AND MONROE COUNTIES
IS CANCELLED…

AT 1112 PM CDT…WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED…AND NO
LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE…THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED.

.A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA.

Tornado Watch Extended for Alabama Counties

TORNADO WATCH 726 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

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AL
.    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BLOUNT               COLBERT             CULLMAN
DEKALB               FAYETTE             FRANKLIN
GREENE               HALE                JACKSON
JEFFERSON            LAMAR               LAUDERDALE
LAWRENCE             LIMESTONE           MADISON
MARENGO              MARION              MARSHALL
MORGAN               PICKENS             SUMTER
TUSCALOOSA           WALKER              WINSTON

Warning Expires for Northeastern Kemper County

KEMPER MS-
953 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

…THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KEMPER COUNTY
HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE…

THE STORM HAS PUSHED EAST OF THE COUNTY.

Weather Alert for Greene, Pickens, and Sumter Counties

GREENE-PICKENS-SUMTER-
946 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR GREENE…PICKENS AND SUMTER COUNTIES
UNTIL 1015 PM CDT…

AT 942 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WARSAW…OR 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
ALICEVILLE…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE…
  WARSAW.
  WEST GREENE.
  PLEASANT RIDGE.
  LEWISTON.
  BENEVOLA.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR WESTERN ALABAMA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…COMMERCIAL RADIO…OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of McNairy, Hardeman, and Chester Counties

CHESTER TN-HARDEMAN TN-MCNAIRY TN-
929 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MCNAIRY…HARDEMAN AND SOUTHWESTERN CHESTER
COUNTIES…

AT 929 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HICKORY VALLEY…OR ABOUT 9
MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOLIVAR…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BOLIVAR…TOONE…SILERTON…MCNAIRY…MASSEYVILLE AND HORNSBY.

.A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED… ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE…SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Noxubee County

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
921 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
  SOUTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI…

* UNTIL 945 PM CDT

* AT 921 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL…AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF PAULETTE…OR ABOUT 17 MILES EAST OF PRESTON…AND
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
  PAULETTE BY 930 PM CDT…
  COOKSVILLE BY 940 PM CDT…

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE DETECTED SOME WEAK
ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM. WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY…A TORNADO
MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED…ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO
A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE…SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.

HIGH WINDS CAN BRING DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS RESULTING IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS
DURING SUCH STRONG WINDS…AND BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF OLDER TREES.

Tornado Warning Update for Northern Kemper County

KEMPER MS-
919 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

…A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
KEMPER COUNTY…

AT 919 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A RADAR INDICATED TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES
NORTHWEST OF SCOOBA…OR ABOUT 13 MILES EAST OF PRESTON…MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR…
  SCOOBA BY 925 PM CDT…
  SCOOBA BY 930 PM CDT…

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES…EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE…LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE…SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES…EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE…LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Jasper County in East Central Mississippi

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
828 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
  NORTHERN JASPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI…

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT

* AT 828 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROBERTS…
  OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEWTON…AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
  ROBERTS BY 845 PM CDT…
  GARLANDVILLE BY 905 PM CDT…
  ROSE HILL BY 915 PM CDT…

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE DETECTED SOME WEAK
ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM. WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY…A TORNADO
MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED…ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO
A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE…SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.

HIGH WINDS CAN BRING DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS RESULTING IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS
DURING SUCH STRONG WINDS…AND BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF OLDER TREES.