Our dangerous West Alabama storm is between Reform and Millport over northern Pickens and extreme southern Lamar Counties at this time.
It is moving east northeast.
It should parallel the Fayette/Tuscaloosa County line passing near and south of Berry. It should pass near or north of Moores Bridge, New Lexington, Samantha and Windham Springs.
It will eventuall affect either southern Walker or western Jefferson Counties, or both as it continues moving east northeast.
Large hail is a certainty. Damaging winds are very possible It could produce a tornado even though there is not much rotation yet. There is a three body scatter spike (hail spike) indicated with this storm, indicating very large hail.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHEASTERN PICKENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 415 PM CST
* AT 321 PM CST…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL…AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES
SOUTH OF MILLPORT…AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
ASHCRAFT CORNER…BOLEY SPRINGS…MOORES BRIDGE…NEW LEXINGTON…
NORTHSIDE…WINDHAM SPRINGS AND WILEY.
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.
