Severe Thunderstorm Warning Lee/Russell til 7:30PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

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* AT 633 PM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM COLUMBUS TO BLEECKER TO NEAR BEANS MILL…MOVING
WEST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
AUBURN…PHENIX CITY…OPELIKA…SMITHS…SMITHS STATION…
LADONIA…BEANS MILL…UCHEE…BLEECKER…GRIFFEN MILL…BEULAH…
SEALE…RUSSELL COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX…BEAUREGARD…CRAWFORD…
LADONIA SPORTS COMPLEX…FORT MITCHELL ACTIVITY CENTER…GOAT ROCK
LAKE…PHENIX DRAG STRIP AND MOUNT JEFFERSON.

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.

LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND 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.

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

Category: Severe Weather