Tornado warning issued for Greene, Pickens, Tuscaloosa counties

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR… 
  NORTH CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA… 
  EAST CENTRAL PICKENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA… 
  WEST CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA… 
 
* UNTIL 345 PM CDT
 
* AT 315 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR BENEVOLA… 
  OR 8 MILES EAST OF ALICEVILLE…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. 
 
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR… 
  JENA BY 325 PM CDT… 
  6 MILES NORTHWEST OF COKER BY 345 PM CDT… 
 
THIS INCLUDES
AND INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBER 115. 
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… 
 
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. 
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR WESTERN ALABAMA.