Severe weather moving into west Alabama

By Mike Royer
Evening anchor
Published: December 9, 2008

Meteorologist Jerry Tracey and Richard Jacks are live on NBC13 with the latest severe weather coverage including the following tornado warning.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1001 PM CST TUE DEC 9 2008
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR… 
  NORTHWESTERN PICKENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA… 
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…REFORM…PICKENSVILLE…GORDO… 
  CARROLLTON… 
 
* UNTIL 1045 PM CST
 
* AT 952 PM CST…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LIKELY    
  TORNADO 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MEMPHIS…OR 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF  
  PICKENSVILLE…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. 
 
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR… 
  MEMPHIS BY 1005 PM CST… 
  PICKENSVILLE AND 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF GARDEN BY 1010 PM CST… 
  7 MILES NORTHWEST OF CARROLLTON BY 1020 PM CST… 
  ETHELSVILLE BY 1025 PM CST… 
  6 MILES NORTHWEST OF REFORM BY 1030 PM CST… 
 
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES…EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE…LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. 
 
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…