Strong Storms Affecting Walker & Jefferson Counties
At 926 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Gorgas Steam Plant, or 12 miles south of Cordova, moving northeast at 55 mph.
At 926 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Gorgas Steam Plant, or 12 miles south of Cordova, moving northeast at 55 mph.
Multiple organized deeper circulations have been noted at times across ww003. One or two of these have attempted to produce tornadoes, especially with the supercell that is currently over eastern Pickens County AL.
At 902 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Sardis City to near Aurora. Movement was east at 30 mph.
As of 8:45 pm, we continue to have clusters of rain and thunderstorms moving northeastward across North/Central Alabama. None of the activity is severe at the moment, but we continue to be under a threat from now through 5:00 am from northwest to southeast.
At 803 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bevill Lock And Dam, or near Pickensville, moving east at 65 mph.
A Tornado Warning is currently in effect in Noxubee County, MS for a cell located near Millcreek and east of Louisville. If this cell continues at its current state, a tornado warning may be needed to be issued for portions of Pickens County.
The Storm Prediction Center has expanded the Slight Risk further to the south and now is for all of the northern half of the area north of a line from Demopolis to Calera to Cedar Bluff. The Marginal Risk continues south of that to the I-85 corridor.
At 658 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sipsey, or 8 miles north of Sumiton, moving northeast at 65 mph.
At 653 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Section, or 9 miles west of Rainsville, moving northeast at 75 mph.
At 648 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Oakman, or 10 miles southeast of Carbon Hill, moving northeast at 50 mph.
At 631 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Nesmith, or 10 miles west of Cullman, moving northeast at 70 mph.
At 615 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Camp McDowell, or 8 miles southwest of Arley, moving northeast at 80 mph.
North Alabama counties include Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Morgan. Central Alabama counties include Bibb, Blount, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Winston.