UPDATE 8:17
The tornado warning for Lamar County has been canceled. The storm has weakened. A significant weather alert is in effect now for northern Lamar County. Expect heavy rain, lots of lightning and strong gusty winds.
UPDATE 8:13
Reports of roofs off and trees down in Monroe County MS via Twitter.
ORIGINAL POST
Dangerous storm is a few miles west of Sulligent moving east at 30 mph. Folks in Sulligent and Beaverton need to be in safe shelter now.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 830 PM CDT
* AT 755 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF BEDFORD…OR 8 MILES WEST OF
SULLIGENT…AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
SULLIGENT…CREWS…BEAVERTON…PINE SPRINGS AND HENSON SPRINGS.
