Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Lamar and Marion Counties

Posted 12:31 a.m.

UPDATE AT 12:45 AM
Trees are reported down at Shottsville in Marion County.

ORIGINAL POST
Strong winds from a heat burst or similar phenomenon has caused a 66 mph wind gust at Columbus AFB just across the border in Mississippi from Lamar County. These winds can cause damage.

The storms near Caledonia MS could produce large hail as well. This activity will push to near Vernon in Lamar County.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 115 AM CDT

* AT 1227 AM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM AMORY TO 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF BEDFORD TO NEAR
ABERDEEN TO NEAR COLUMBUS AFB…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather