Russell

AlabamaWX.com Alerts Desk | June 27, 2013 @ 7:10 pm

A complex of severe storms continues to drop southward over East Alabama. These storms have a history of producing damaging winds and numerous tree and power lines have been damaged. The core of these storms is south of Interstate 85 and will be impacting Highways 80, 51 and 26.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTH CENTRAL LEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHEASTERN MACON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA…
NORTHWESTERN RUSSELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 707 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SOCIETY HILL…OR 9 MILES SOUTH
OF AUBURN…AND MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
HURTSBORO…SOCIETY HILL…DAVISVILLE…UCHEE…RUSSELL COUNTY
SPORTS COMPLEX…MARVYN…WARRIORSTAND AND CREEK STAND.

WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BREAK LARGE TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SOME
DAMAGE…ESPECIALLY TO SMALLER STRUCTURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION…MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather