>From a bit farther north in Alabama(Huntsville)... it was an interesting day up here also. I left for school this morning not under any risk for severe weather - just a general thunderstorm outlook. Turns out, we were placed under a moderate risk a few hours later. I just happened to go on a field trip today. While I was on it, we were placed under a Tornado Watch and almost immediately later, a Tornado Warning...
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
139 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2001
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA
* UNTIL 230 PM CST
* AT 132 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO OVER MADISON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
* LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...REDSTONE
ARSENAL...MOORES MILL...MADISON...HUNTSVILLE AND GURLEY.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING TORNADO. EVACUATE
MOBILE HOMES...GO TO A STURDY BUILDING. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
ALABAMA....
I was still away on the field trip(great day for one, huh? :) ) when this was issued. Turns out... it is believed a small tornado did touch down a few miles south of my house. No significant damage or injuries have been reported, though, and it appears we dodged a bullet. On the way back from the field trip, I did drive straight through this storm... it was very windy and rainy. Now central parts of the state are dealing with the weather and we are stuck with heavy rainfall. Some flooding is possible.
You can view local storm reports by visiting http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/al/public.html
CASI Member Daniel Lamb
Huntsville, AL
daniel{at}wwol.org
http://danielwxradar.tripod.com
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