Updated at 8:40 to mention new Significant Weather Alerts for Blount and Cullman County. Here is one of the Alerts, Similar weather in both counties:
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
832 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009
ALZ016-011400-
CULLMAN-
832 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009
..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CULLMAN COUNTY UNTIL 900 AM CDT
AT 831 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HANCEVILLE…OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF CULLMAN…
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE…
GARDEN CITY…FAIRVIEW.
WALTER.
HOLLY POND…BAILEYTON.
JOPPA.
REMEMBER…IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER…YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE
STORM TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…COMMERCIAL RADIO…OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
817 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009
ALZ018-020-011345-
CHEROKEE-ETOWAH-
817 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009
…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CHEROKEE AND ETOWAH COUNTIES UNTIL
845 AM CDT…
AT 916 AM EDT/816 AM CDT/…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF
GAYLESVILLE TO ALTOONA…OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES EAST
OF CEDAR BLUFF TO 10 MILES EAST OF ONEONTA…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25
MPH.
PEA SIZE HAIL…DEADLY LIGHTNING…AND WINDS UP TO 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…COMMERCIAL RADIO…OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
