Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Blount, Calhoun, Etowah and St. Clair till 3:30 PM CDT

Intense thunderstorms continue to push south southeast across Central Alabama this afternoon.

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Blount, Calhoun, Etowah and St. Clair Counties till 3:30 PM CDT.

Dangerous storms extend from Blountsville to Oneonta and Ashville and from Gadsden down to Alexandria.

Winds may reach 60 mph and you could see one inch hail.

They are pushing south southeast at 20 mph.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
WESTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
EASTERN BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHWESTERN ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT

* AT 224 PM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM BLOUNTSVILLE TO RAINBOW CITY…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
20 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…
GADSDEN…ANNISTON…OXFORD…RAINBOW CITY…ONEONTA…
SPRINGVILLE…ODENVILLE…BLOUNTSVILLE…CLEVELAND…COBB TOWN…
SAKS…WEST END-COBB TOWN…ATTALLA…GLENCOE…MARGARET…ARGO…
ASHVILLE…RAGLAND…OHATCHEE AND STEELE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 59 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 154 AND 183.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather