Storms have become quite intense over Marion and Lamar COunties.
They are pushing east into Fayette.
They stretch from just south of Hodges to just south of Vernon.
Ping pong ball sized hall was just reported 6 miles north of Hamilton in Marion County.
Quarter sized hail was reported in Lamar County in the Pine Springs Community at 4:28.
Two trees were reported down in Vernon by Emergency Management at 4:40.
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
WESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 530 PM CDT
* AT 441 PM CDT…EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF WESTON TO BEAVERTON TO VERNON TO 7 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF VERNON…AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
WINFIELD…FAYETTE…BLOOMING GROVE…GUIN…GU-WIN…HACKLEBURG…
BLUFF AND BRINN.
THIS INCLUDES…
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 7 THROUGH 34…
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FOR YOUR PROTECTION…MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS…PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A
SHELTER…PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
