Severe Thunderstorm Warning Perry County til 8:30 PM

AlabamaWX.com Alerts Desk | June 28, 2013 @ 7:41 pm

All of Perry County is included in this warning. Areas along highway 5 and Marion will be impacted. This included Judson College and Marion Military Institute. A very strong thunderstorms with very intense and damaging winds will be impacting the county. Watch out for frequent and dangerous lightning as well.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
PERRY COUNTY IN ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 733 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM MERTZ TO ARCOLA…AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
MARION…UNIONTOWN…HEIBERGER…VAIDEN…ELLARDS…FOLSOM…JUDSON
COLLEGE AND SPROTT.

WINDS OF 70 TO 80 MPH WILL UPROOT TREES…DOWN POWER LINES AND CAUSE
DAMAGE TO HOMES AND STRUCTURES.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOUR ARE IN ITS PATH…PREPARE
IMMEDAITELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS…CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER…
IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER…YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather