Severe Thunderstorm Warning Greene/Hale/Tuscaloosa until 10:15 PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHERN HALE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT

* AT 924 PM CDT…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 UNION…OR
9 MILES NORTH OF EUTAW…AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
KNOXVILLE…JENA…AKRON…MOUNDVILLE…SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE…MCFARLAND MALL…UNIVERSITY MALL AND LAKE WILDWOOD.

THIS INCLUDES…
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 40 THROUGH 79…

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