SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING UNTIL 3:45p. A severe thunderstorm producing large hail and damaging winds will affect the county.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 345 PM CDT
* AT 305 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WALNUT
GROVE...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOAZ...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GADSDEN...RAINBOW CITY...ATTALLA...ALTOONA...WALNUT GROVE...REECE
CITY...GADSDEN MALL...AURORA...NOCCALULA FALLS...NEELY HENRY
LAKE...SOUTHSIDE...RIDGEVILLE...GADSDEN STEAM PLANT...RAMSEY...
ROCKLEDGE...BIG WILLS CREEK...CRUDUP...HOWELTON...GADSDEN MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT AND GADSDEN WATER WORKS.
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LAT...LON 3407 8591 3391 8601 3405 8633 3406 8633
3410 8630 3417 8622
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 299DEG 28KT 3410 8633
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
Instructions:
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
THIS STORM IS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
Address/Location
Gadsden/Etowah County Emergency Management Agency
90 E Broad St
Gadsden, AL 35903
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Michael Amberson
Gadsden/Etowah County EMA
[email protected]
256-549-4575
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning