Significant Weather Advisory – Blount County Until 6:45 PM CDT

Scott Martin | April 29, 2016 @ 5:49 pm

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOUNT COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM CDT…

AT 546 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR SARDIS TO ARKADELPHIA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST
AT 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
ONEONTA…BLOUNTSVILLE…CLEVELAND…DALLAS…WARRIOR…LOCUST FORK…
ALTOONA…SNEAD…SUSAN MOORE…WALNUT GROVE…TRAFFORD…ALLGOOD…
FAIRVIEW…HAYDEN…NECTAR…ROSA…COUNTY LINE…INLAND LAKE…BLOUNT
SPRINGS AND BROOKSVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY…SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather

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Scott Martin is an operational meteorologist, professional graphic artist, musician, husband, and father. Not only is Scott a member of the National Weather Association, but he is also the Central Alabama Chapter of the NWA president. Scott is also the co-founder of Racecast Weather, which provides forecasts for many racing series across the USA. He also supplies forecasts for the BassMaster Elite Series events including the BassMaster Classic.