Line of Storms Prompts Large Warning for Northwest Alabama

| August 13, 2023 @ 4:14 pm

Just got a report of a tree down in Leighton in Colbert County.


The National Weather Service in Huntsville Alabama has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern Limestone County in north central Alabama…
Eastern Lauderdale County in northwestern Alabama…
Colbert County in northwestern Alabama…
Franklin County in northwestern Alabama…
Central Lawrence County in northwestern Alabama…

* Until 500 PM CDT.

* At 410 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Lexington to near Leighton to 7 miles northwest
of Belgreen, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Florence, Athens, Muscle Shoals, Russellville, Sheffield,
Tuscumbia, Red Bay, Rogersville, Phil Campbell and Killen.

Category: Alabama's Weather, ALL POSTS, Severe Weather

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