Archive for July 1st, 2012
Miscellany and a Strong Storm
Impressive visible satellite photo from 6:10 p.m. tonight with the storms exploding across Central Alabama, looking like little nuclear explosions.
LATE DAMAGE REPORT FROM ETOWAH COUNTY EM MIKE BRYANT
Damage reports-Etowah County: Owls Hollow Road & Spring Avenue blocked by trees down. Tree down on top of Keener Community Center in Keener Community on US11 North Etowah County. Mobile Home damaged and out building blown away at 2030 Little Wills Road near Keener. 4484 Lay Springs Road-tree blocking road.
This is the same storm that Vic reported on.
One remaining strong storm now:
This second storm is hitting Vic hard again with small hail and torrential rain. He reports the wind is not bad.
Vic Bell Reports
Vic Bell reported a doozy of a storm in northern Etowah County around 6:35-6:45 tonight.
he reported sustained winds of 70 mph for several minutes, then a lull, and a brief period of sustained winds to 80 mph.
Hail did not exceed nickel sized.
There are lots of trees down across the area and power is out.
That’s Some Big Hail!
Chuck Biddinger forwarded this photo of some huge hail from Frankfort, Ohio in Ross County.’
It was posted on the WTVN 610 Facebook page.
Not sure when it happened, but that’s some big hail!
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cherokee/Etowah Counties
Northeast Alabama is the focus for strong storms at this hour.
Everything else has calmed considerably.
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BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
702 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
WEST CENTRAL CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA…
EASTERN ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
* AT 700 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HOKES
BLUFF…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
CENTRE…BALLPLAY…SLACKLAND…CHEROKEE ROCK VILLAGE…LEESBURG…
TABOR ROAD…TENNALA AND MOSHAT.
THIS INCLUDES…
INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBERS 181 THROUGH 188…
Another Warning: Calhoun, Etowah, Cherokee
New severe thunderstorm warning until 7:30 for parts of Calhoun, Cherokee and Etowah Counties.
Intense storms from south of Centre to west of Piedmont. Strongest core is between Jacksonville and Piedmont.
