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February 16, 2005
This is a test
Today they had a statewide tornado drill. They did everything like it was an actual tornado warning...Sirens go off, live TV insterruption the whole works.. I even got an e-mail from ABC 33/40 E-Warn. Take a look below.. I didn't hear the warning today while at work, so I guess I would no hear an actual warning.
From ABC 33/40 E-Warn:
WFUS54 KBMX 161515
TORBMX
ALC001-005-007-009-011-015-017-019-021-027-029-037-047-051-055-057-
063-065-073-075-081-085-087-091-093-101-105-107-109-111-113-115-117-
119-121-123-125-127-133-161545-
/T.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0001.050216T1515Z-050216T1545Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TEST...TORNADO WARNING...TEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
915 AM CST WED FEB 16 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TEST TORNADO WARNING FOR...
ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA
* UNTIL 945 AM CST...THIS IS A TEST TORNADO WARNING...
* IF THIS HAD BEEN AN ACTUAL TORNADO WARNING....YOU NEED TO BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE DEVELOP AND PRACTICE
THIS WEEK YOUR SEVERE WEATHER SAFTEY PLANS. AGAIN...THIS IS A
TEST TORNADO WARNING ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS
WEEK.
* THIS TEST TORNADO WARNING WILL REPLACE THE WEEKLY NOAA WEATHER
RADIO TEST THAT IS NORMALLY SCHEDULED BETWEEN 11 AM AND NOON.
TYPICAL CALL TO ACTION STATEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH TORNADO WARNINGS
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING....THIS IS A TEST TORNADO WARNING...
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.
THIS IS A TEST TORNADO WARNING.
LAT...LON 3345 8830 3234 8841 3163 8612 3165 8547
3179 8517 3228 8491 3450 8553 3429 8650
3432 8715 3430 8815
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NWS BMX
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Posted by Chris at February 16, 2005 07:35 PM