Severe Thunderstorm Warning Tuscaloosa/Walker til 1:45 PM

Severe storms are lined up from Jasper to south of Berry to Moores Bridge to Gordo.

They are moving southeast at 20-25 mph. They will reach northwestern Jefferson County before 1:15 a.m. and downtown Birmingham a little after 1:30.

The severe thunderstorm warnings does not include downtown Tuscaloosa or Northport. It does include Holt.

Storms will slide across Northport and Tuscaloosa before 1:30 however, and they could be strong to severe as well.

Be prepared for winds to 60 mph or higher. Be indoors when these storms approach. They also have torrential rains and dangerous lightning.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
WALKER COUNTY IN ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 145 PM CDT

* AT 1240 PM CDT…EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SMITH DAM TO
PARRISH TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BOLEY SPRINGS TO 6 MILES NORTH OF
GORDO…AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

AT 1238 PM DAMAGE WAS REPORTED IN THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
FAYETTE COUNTY WITH THESE STORMS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
CORDOVA…DORA…SUMITON…HOLT…SMITH DAM…LYNNS PARK…GORGAS
AND BELOIT.

THIS INCLUDES…
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 52 THROUGH 78…
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 89 THROUGH 100…

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.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS…AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather