WFUS54 KBMX 231015 TORBMX ALC009-015-055-073-115-231115- /O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0008.120123T1015Z-120123T1115Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 415 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN BLOUNT COUNTY IN ALABAMA... NORTHERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA... SOUTHERN ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA... NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA... NORTHERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN ALABAMA... * UNTIL 515 AM CST * AT 412 AM CST...STORM SPOTTERS AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO NEAR CLAY... OR NEAR TRUSSVILLE. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR CLAY...SPRINGVILLE...ARGO...TAKE COVER NOW. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SPRINGVILLE...ODENVILLE...MARKTON...RAINBOW CITY...GADSDEN... JACKSONVILLE...HOKES BLUFF...MARGARET...BRANCHVILLE AND ASHVILLE. THIS INCLUDES... INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBERS 143 THROUGH 183... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW. && TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER... CALL 1-800-856-0758. LAT...LON 3410 8580 3401 8574 3397 8574 3397 8570 3379 8562 3378 8562 3363 8659 3379 8662 3412 8584 3411 8583 3413 8581 3412 8579 TIME...MOT...LOC 1015Z 245DEG 46KT 3371 8653 $$ 17