Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Tuscaloosa County

Strong thunderstorms are across Central Alabama this afternoon. Here are the storms through the Tuscaloosa and Birmingham area. The peach polygons are significant weather alerts and the yellow is a severe thunderstorm warning.

Bankhead Lake will be affected by the severe storm in Tuscaloosa County.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTH CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 445 PM CDT

* AT 416 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES
NORTHWEST OF BANKHEAD LOCK AND DAM…OR 20 MILES NORTH OF
HOLT…AND IS NEARLY STATIONARY.

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…
BANKHEAD LOCK AND DAM…WILEY…WINDHAM SPRINGS AND WHITSON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE’S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER…IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER…YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

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LAT…LON 3360 8754 3360 8737 3359 8737 3359 8732
3352 8732 3351 8729 3349 8728 3348 8730
3349 8730 3349 8733 3347 8734 3345 8733
3346 8732 3344 8731 3344 8729 3342 8727
3342 8735 3340 8758
TIME…MOT…LOC 2116Z 355DEG 3KT 3354 8744

HAIL…1.00IN
WIND…60MPH

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Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather