EXPIRED Tornado Warning for Parts of Chilton, Coosa, Shelby, Talladega Until 630 p.m.
Possible tornado just northeast of Clanton will move in the general direction of Sylacauga, Childersburg, and Talladega Springs.
The only part of Shelby County affected by this warning is near Lay Lake.
There is a second developing tornado behind this one just east of Maplesville. Brian Peters and Evan Chickvara are on this storm monitoring it closely.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN TALLADEGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHEASTERN CHILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHWESTERN COOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 630 PM CDT.
* AT 542 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER GAP OF THE MOUNTAIN, OR NEAR CLANTON, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD…TORNADO.
SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT…FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
SYLACAUGA, CLANTON, CHILDERSBURG, WILSONVILLE, TALLADEGA SPRINGS,
HARPERSVILLE, GAP OF THE MOUNTAIN, STRICKLAND CROSSROADS, MARBLE
VALLEY, FAYETTEVILLE, LAY LAKE DAM, LAY LAKE, MITCHELL LAKE,
ALABAMA 4H CENTER, SHELBY SHORES, WAXAHATCHEE CREEK, GANTTS QUARRY,
HIGHWAY 145 AND CR 46, PAINT CREEK AND I 65 REST AREA.
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