The airmass ahead of these storms is quite unstable and these storms will pack quite a punch with torrential rains, tremendous lightning and the potential for damaging winds in downbursts.
A new flash flood warning was also issued for much of the rest of Lamar County just now as well.
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BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1204 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 100 PM CDT
* AT NOON CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
CALEDONIA TO GU-WIN…AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
VERNON…MILLPORT…FAYETTE…BLOOMING GROVE…BLUFF…GLEN
ALLEN…BELK AND KENNEDY.
WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BREAK LARGE TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SOME
DAMAGE…ESPECIALLY TO SMALLER STRUCTURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FOR YOUR PROTECTION…MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS…CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER…
IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER…YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT…LON 3391 8823 3400 8795 3392 8795 3392 8771
3390 8764 3387 8763 3386 8753 3371 8753
3353 8792 3353 8822 3356 8828
TIME…MOT…LOC 1703Z 304DEG 15KT 3367 8829 3391 8788
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