Severe Thunderstorm Warning Chambers/Randolph til 7:15PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHWESTERN CHAMBERS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

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* AT 620 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CRYSTAL
LAKE…OR NEAR ROANOKE…MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
ROANOKE…STROUD…WADLEY…RED LEVEL…WELCH…ABANDA…CRYSTAL
LAKE…PENTON…TRAMMEL CROSSROADS…SPARKLING SPRINGS…ROCK
MILLS…DICKERT…ROCK STAND AND ROANOKE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER…INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND 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.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM…AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

Category: Severe Weather