tornado warning for Tuscaloosa area until 8:15 PM CST

[WXBUFFJIM]

A severe wx update. At 7:25 PM CST, doppler radar indicated a tornadic thunderstorm leaving Greene County and moving into Tuscaloosa County in Alabama. The tornado is just west of Romulus moving northeast at 35 mph. This supercell is expected to move close to Tuscaloosa within the next half hour at around 8 PM CST. The tornado is doppler radar indicated. However this possible tornado maybe rain wrapped and hard to see and It's dark anyway. Thus seek shelter immediately in a sturdy building in a small interior room on the lowest floor. If you have a basement, that's the best place to be. Do not wait until the tornado approaches or you hear it coming. It maybe too late to take shelter.

A tornado watch is in effect until 11 PM CST. Tornadoes develop suddenly from severe thunderstorms with little or no advanced warning. Seek shelter whenever you see these warnings.

There is also a very high flood threat across Mississippi and west central Alabama as storms train over the same areas much like a train over a train track. 2-4" per hour rainfall rates are possible in heavier thunderstorms. Do not drive through flooded roads. It's way too dangerous as you're not aware of the actual depth of the water. Plus it's dark, so it's hard to see the flood waters anyway. Best bet for the safety of you and your family is to just stay home unless you absolutely have to go out in this stuff.

The key words in flooding situations while in a vehicle or by foot is as simple as four magic words, "TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN." Keep that in mind throughout the next day or two across the eastern and southeastern United States.

Once again, keep an eye out in Tuscaloosa for tornadoes, damaging winds, and torrential rains. This tornado maybe rain wrapped and it's dark anyway. Seek shelter immediately.

Jim

[ColdFront77]

I found Romulus, AL on Yahoo! Maps, but it isn't in the index of my Road Atlas or is it located just south of Tuscaloosa on the Alabama map.