Tornado Watch until 11 PM

By HBTV
Sunday, September 2, 2012 | 3:49 PM
https://hbtv.us/news/?story_id=1264

The Tornado Safe Room in Haleyville is open. Little United Methodist Church is also available for those desiring shelter.

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 609
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   345 PM CDT SUN SEP 2 2012
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          NORTHWEST ALABAMA
          FAR EASTERN ARKANSAS
          NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
          SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 345 PM UNTIL
   1100 PM CDT.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
   TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 105 STATUTE
   MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 70 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
   MEMPHIS TENNESSEE TO 45 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF COLUMBUS
   MISSISSIPPI.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
   
   REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
   TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
   AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
   THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
   AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.