Severe Thunderstorm Warning Hale County til 8 PM

AlabamaWX.com Alerts Desk | June 28, 2013 @ 7:18 pm

All of Hale County is included in this warning. From Moundville to Akron to Greensboro and Highway 25 and 69 will be impacted by these storms. Very dangerous lightning and damaging winds are the greatest concern with these storms.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 715 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
WEDGEWORTH…OR NEAR EUTAW…AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
GREENSBORO…WEDGEWORTH…SAWYERVILLE…GREENSBORO MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT…ARCOLA…NEWBERN…HAVANA AND HARPER HILL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION…MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

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

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather