Severe Thunderstorm Warning Madison Co till 6:15PM
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
538 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHEASTERN LIMESTONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 615 PM CDT
* AT 537 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ATHENS...
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...60 TO 70 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...
HUNTSVILLE...MADISON...ATHENS...REDSTONE ARSENAL...MERIDIANVILLE...
MOORES MILL...TRIANA...ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY...HUNTSVILLE
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE.
Instructions:
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE`S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Address/Location
Huntsville-Madison County EMA
320 Fountain Circle Southwest
Huntsville, AL 35801
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 256-427-5130
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant 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