Severe Thunderstorm Warning : Elmore/Tallapoosa until 11:45 AM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
EASTERN ELMORE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHWESTERN TALLAPOOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 1145 AM CST

* AT 1119 AM CST…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 EMERALD
MOUNTAIN…OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WETUMPKA…AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 65 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
SANTUCK…ECLECTIC…KENT…MARTIN DAM…MARTIN LAKE AT KOWALIGA…
STILL WATERS RESORT…CLAUD AND CENTRAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH 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.



Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather