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Severe Thunderstorm Warning Shelby/St. Clair/Talladega til 5:00PM

| August 18, 2014 @ 3:55 pm

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Rapidly moving storms capable of producing damaging winds are moving through Central Alabama. Watchout for frequent and dangerous cloud to ground lightning, and very heavy rainfall.

Travel along U.S. Highways 78, 231, and 231 as well as portions of Interstate 20 could be impacted. The cities of Hapersville, Talladega, Vincent, and Childersburg are3 in the path of this storm.

8-18-2014 3-56-13 PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTH CENTRAL ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
NORTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
TALLADEGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 500 PM CDT

* AT 352 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
COOSA ISLAND TO HARPERSVILLE TO WILSONVILLE…AND MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
WILSONVILLE…PELL CITY…CHILDERSBURG…TALLADEGA…
HARPERSVILLE…LOGAN MARTIN DAM…COOSA ISLAND AND ALPINE BAY
RESORT.

THIS INCLUDES…
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 165 THROUGH 179…

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758 OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG ALWX

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