The most dangerous part of this storm will travel along and just north of AL-96 from Melborne to Fernbank to Millport and Kennedy.
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Tornado Warning for…
Southern Lamar County in west central Alabama…
* Until 700 AM CDT.
* At 613 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Steens, or near Columbus, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD…Tornado.
SOURCE…Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT…Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include…
Cody, Star, Millport, Hightogy, Melborne, Crossville, and Kennedy.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
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We are in the middle of our severe weather event for Alabama this morning. The threat will continue into the early afternoon.
Dangerous storm pushing into southern Fayette county at this hour. It still has a couple of circulations. The most dangerous is just east of Kennedy and will pass south of Belk, Fayette, and eventually toward Berry.
At 627 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Tremont to near Sulligent to near Steens, moving east at 40 mph.
Be in safe shelter now.
The most dangerous part of this storm will travel along and just north of AL-96 from Melborne to Fernbank to Millport and Kennedy.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for southwest Alabama, including areas from southeast Mississippi into the western Florida Panhandle, as a line of intense thunderstorms continues pushing eastward this morning.
Strong thunderstorms are pushing into West Alabama this morning. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until noon for North and Central Alabama.
3-4 inches of rain have fallen across parts of the warning area.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Half dollar sized hail is possible with this storm.
A hail producing storm is getting ready to push into Colbert and Franklin counties, but it has weakened and the NWS in Huntsville has stepped down to a significant weather advisory.
Strong to severe storms are moving through Lauderdale and Colbert Counties now and are over northeastern Mississippi, moving toward Northwest Alabama as well.
Damage is being reported across Williamsom and Maury Counties in Middle Tennessee tonight.
The first severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for the northwestern corner of Alabama.
