BREAKING WEATHER:

Published 12:00 am Sunday, February 17, 2008

WEATHER SERVICE REPORTING TORNADO ON THE GROUND ALONG HWY 5 IN WILCOX COUNTY.

..A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CST FOR

SOUTHWESTERN CHILTON…EAST CENTRAL PERRY…NORTHWESTERN AUTAUGA AND

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NORTHERN DALLAS COUNTIES…

AT 1222 PM CST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE A TORNADO.

THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR POTTER STATION…

OR ABOUT 7 MILES WEST OF SELMA…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR…

SUMMERFIELD BY 1230 PM CST…

BARRETT CREEK…VALLEY GRANDE AND PAUL M GRIST STATE PARK BY 1235

PM CST…

MULBERRY CREEK JONES AND VALLEY CREEK JUNCTION BY 1240 PM CST…

DAWSON MILL BY 1250 PM CST…

BILLINGSLEY AND PLECHER BY 1255 PM CST…

POOLES CROSSROADS BY 100 PM CST…

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.