Tornado warning has just been issued for Lowndes County MS for very intense storm passing south of Columbus. This storm will be into northwestern Pickens County north of Macedonia and southern Lamar near and south of Millport and Kennedy between 3 and 3:15.
Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Lamar and Pickens just now.
There is a secondary cell just north of this one and it will pass near or north of Kennedy and Millport.
Our friends in mobile homes from Macedona to Millport and Kennedy and eventually to Belk and Fayette need to be moving to substantial shelter.
Everyone should be in safe shelter, lowest floor, small central room, underneath something sturdy as this storm approaches.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHERN LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHERN PICKENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 345 PM CST
* AT 258 PM CST…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO
TENNIS BALL SIZE…AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF NEW HOPE…OR 6 MILES SOUTH OF
COLUMBUS…AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
MILLPORT…ETHELSVILLE…KENNEDY…FOREST…MELBORNE AND SHAW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY…IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED…ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE…SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
