Severe Thunderstorm Warning Lee/Russell until 5:30PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
RUSSELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA…
SOUTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 530 PM CDT

* AT 441 PM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR BIBB CITY TO NEAR HURTSBORO…MOVING NORTH AT
15 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
PHENIX CITY…HURTSBORO…SMITHS…SMITHS STATION…LADONIA…
UCHEE…SEALE…RUSSELL COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX…BLEECKER…GRIFFEN
MILL…PHENIX DRAG STRIP…CRAWFORD…LADONIA SPORTS COMPLEX…
MARVYN…PARKMANVILLE…HATCHECHUBBE…FORT MITCHELL…FORT
MITCHELL ACTIVITY CENTER…UCHEE CREEK AND MONTEREY HEIGHTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BIRMINGHAM.

GET AWAY FROM THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE.
REMEMBER…LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 15 MILES FROM THE PARENT
THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER…YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW. DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON
THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.

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