Severe Thunderstorm Warning : Greene/Hale/Sumter Counties

The Severe Thunderstorm producing damaging winds will be pushing out of Sumter County soon and will be moving across Southern Greene and Hale Counties. The worst part of the storm looks as though it will stay just south of Interstate 20/59. This storm will stay just north of downtown Demopolis, but everyone between Eutaw and Greensboro need to be prepared and taking action now.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHERN GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
WEST CENTRAL HALE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
EAST CENTRAL SUMTER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 845 AM CST

* AT 818 AM CST…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TISHABEE…OR 8 MILES EAST OF
LIVINGSTON…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
TISHABEE…THORNHILL…FORKLAND…WALDEN QUARTERS…DUFFYS BEND…
SAWYERVILLE…WEDGEWORTH AND EVANSVILLE.

WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BREAK LARGE TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SOME
DAMAGE…ESPECIALLY TO SMALLER STRUCTURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THIS STORM HAS EXHIBITED SOME WEAK ROTATION. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP
QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH ONE IS NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY…IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED…ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE…SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.



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