SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Northwestern Mobile County in southwest Alabama…
Southern Washington County in southwest Alabama…
* until 545 PM CST
* at 442 PM CST… National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a
line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing penny size
hail… and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. These storms were
located along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Avera to
McHenry… or along a line extending from 13 miles northwest of
Leakesville to 12 miles south of Wiggins… and moving east at 45
mph.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near…
Leaf and Jonathan by 450 PM CST…
Ramsey Springs… Benndale… Beatrice and Avent station by 455 PM
CST…
Fruitdale… Vernal… Merrill and Leakesville by 500 PM CST…
A Tornado Watch remains in effect for the warned area. If a tornado
is spotted… act quickly and move to a place of safety in a sturdy
structure… such as a basement or small interior room.
In addition to large hail and damaging winds… continuous cloud to
ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors
immediately! Lightning is one of natures number one killers.
Remember… if you can hear thunder… you are close enough to be
struck by lightning.
