SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING until 4:45p. Large hail and damaging winds are possible with this storm.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTH CENTRAL ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 445 PM CDT
* AT 412 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR STEELE...OR
NEAR RAINBOW CITY...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...
RAINBOW CITY...ATTALLA...GLENCOE...OHATCHEE...STEELE...NEELY HENRY
LAKE...SOUTHSIDE...RAMSEY...ALABAMA INTERNATIONAL DRAGWAY...NEELY
HENRY DAM...GADSDEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND COBB CITY.
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
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning