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Blount County
Tuesday August 27th, 2019 :: 05:33 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:30PM

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Blount County in central Alabama... Etowah County in northeastern Alabama... Northern St. Clair County in central Alabama...

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 531 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Walnut Grove to near Springville, 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... Gadsden, Pell City, Rainbow City, Oneonta, Attalla, Springville, Glencoe, Ashville, Riverside, Sardis City, Ragland, Ohatchee, Steele, Altoona, Walnut Grove, Reece City, Tabor Road, Aurora, Gadsden Mall and Noccalula Falls.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ETOWAH, AL ... BLOUNT, AL ... ST. CLAIR, AL

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 these storms. 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
Blount County
220 2nd Avenue East
Oneonta, AL 35121

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 205-625-4121

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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

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