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Gadsden/Etowah County Emergency Management Agency
Tuesday March 31st, 2015 :: 05:03 p.m. CDT

Alert

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING until 5:15p. Expect large hail & damaing winds with storms near Rainbow City.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 515 PM CDT

* AT 453 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RAINBOW
CITY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 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...GLENCOE...NEELY HENRY LAKE AND SOUTHSIDE.

Instructions:

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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:
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

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