Published on: May 24, 2010 at 4:21 PM

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
418 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2010

COLBERT-
418 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2010

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR COLBERT COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM
CDT…

AT 416 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS IN LAUNDERDALE COUNTY…AND MOVING
SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. IN THE PAST HOUR…UP TO TWO INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION WAS REPORTED NEAR THE CHEROKEE AREA. IF THESE
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO TRACK TOWARD CHEROKEE…ADDITIONAL HEAVY
RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.

PEOPLE IN WESTERN COLBERT COUNTY…INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BARTON…
CHEROKEE…RED ROCK AND MT HESTER…SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER
SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…COMMERCIAL RADIO…OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.