Thunderstorms have built to a height of 52,000 feet near the Etowah-Cherokee County line.
Here is a Severe Thunderstorm Warning from the National Weather Service, Birmingham:
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1108 AM CDT FRI JUL 20 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA…
SOUTHEASTERN ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HOKES BLUFF…
* UNTIL 1145 AM CDT
* AT 1104 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF HOKES BLUFF…
AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
REAVES…TENNALA…ELLISVILLE AND SPRING GARDEN.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR ALABAMA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
