Published on: June 21, 2011 at 4:07 PM

Intense storms between Pell City and Ragland will affect area from Kincoln to Ohatchee up to Hokes luff and down to Jacksonville and Weaver in the next 30 minutes.

Expect high winds, intense rainfall, deadly lightning and even hail.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
CALHOUN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHEASTERN ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA…
EAST CENTRAL ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
NORTH CENTRAL TALLADEGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 445 PM CDT

* AT 403 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LINCOLN…OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST
OF PELL CITY…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
SAKS…MARKTON…JACKSONVILLE…HOKES BLUFF…RAGLAND…OHATCHEE…
BLUE MOUNTAIN AND WEAVER.

THIS INCLUDES…
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBER 173…

WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BREAK LARGE TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SOME
DAMAGE…ESPECIALLY TO SMALLER STRUCTURES.