Tornado Warning Lamar/Marion Counties until 5:30 PM

UPDATE: Report from a State Trooper north of Detroit in Marion County….State Highway 78 and 19…multi vortex tornado on the ground.

Very dangerous storm moving out of eastern Mississippi and into northern Lamar and Marion Counties. Detriot, Hamilton, Hackleberg are all included in this warning.

Travel along U.S. 43, 78, and 278 will be impacted as well as Intestate 22. This storm is moving off towards the northeast.

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
NORTH CENTRAL LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 530 PM CDT

* AT 458 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF SMITHVILLE…OR 6 MILES EAST OF
AMORY…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
HAMILTON…DETROIT…WESTON…BRINN…HACKLEBURG…BYRD…HENSON
SPRINGS…BEXAR…RANKIN FITE AIRPORT AND MARION COUNTY PUBLIC
LAKE.

THIS INCLUDES…
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 3 THROUGH 16…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN BIRMINGHAM.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather