Severe Thunderstorm Warning Pickens County

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
PICKENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT

* AT 211 PM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR KENNEDY TO 6 MILES WEST OF ETHELSVILLE…MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS…SIDING…AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
ALICEVILLE…GORDO…REFORM…CARROLLTON…PICKENSVILLE…
ETHELSVILLE…MCMULLEN…BEVILL LOCK AND DAM…BENEVOLA…
JOHNSTON LAKE…GARDEN…ASHCRAFT CORNER…
GAINESVILLE LAKE CAMPGROUND…GEORGE DOWNER AIRPORT…KIRK…
LUBBUB…COCHRANE…MCSHAN…PINE GROVE AND NORTH PICKENS AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

Category: Severe Weather