Stay Alert! Real-Time Weather Updates for West Alabama
Looking for the latest on West Alabama’s weather? Stay tuned—we’ve got real-time updates to keep you informed and prepared!
READ MORE: Parts of Alabama have been issued a "Severe Thunderstorm Watch."
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The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Walker County in central Alabama...
Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama...
Pickens County in west central Alabama... CANCELED AT 4:41AM
Southwestern Blount County in central Alabama...
Northern Greene County in west central Alabama... CANCELED AT 4:41AM
Jefferson County in central Alabama...
Southeastern Winston County in northwestern Alabama... CANCELED AT 4:25AM
Fayette County in west central Alabama... CANCELED AT 4:41AM
Southeastern Lamar County in west central Alabama... CANCELED AT 4:25AM
* Until 500 AM CDT.
* At 400 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Smith Dam to near Ethelsville, 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...
Aliceville, Ethelsville, Palmerdale, Carrollton, Englewood, Ralph,
Samantha, Brookwood, Fayette, New Castle, McFarland Mall, Kirk,
Pleasant Ridge, Lewiston, Benevola, Lake Tuscaloosa Dam, Camp Horne
B.S.A., Weller, Falls City, and Knoxville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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