Severe Thunderstorm Warning Cullman County til 8:30 PM

AlabamaWX.com Alerts Desk | April 27, 2013 @ 7:54 pm

Severe thunderstorm is impacting portions of Cullman County, but not the city of Cullman. Hanceville, Dodge City and Garden City are in this warning as well as Interstate 65 and Highway 31. Large hail and damaging winds are possible with these storm as well as dangerous lightning.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN CULLMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 754 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES
WEST OF SMOKE RISE…OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF WARRIOR…AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
HANCEVILLE…GARDEN CITY AND COLONY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH…
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL…DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION…MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather