WARNING CANCELED
The warning has been canceled. The storms have weakened. Still will experience heavy rain and gusty winds.
ORIGINAL POST
Strong thunderstorms entering the Tuscaloosa area now. Could produce damaging winds.
Storms are also entering western Jefferson County now and will affect the Birmingham Metro area over the next 90 minutes. The storms should be downtown around 8 a.m.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 745 AM CST
* AT 647 AM CST…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
LAKE TUSCALOOSA BINION CREEK LANDING TO KNOXVILLE…AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
NORTHPORT…TUSCALOOSA…HOLT…BRYANT DENNY STADIUM…UNIVERSITY
MALL…SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE…BANKHEAD LOCK AND DAM AND
MCFARLAND MALL.
THIS INCLUDES…
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 62 THROUGH 89…
WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BREAK LARGE TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SOME
DAMAGE…ESPECIALLY TO SMALLER STRUCTURES.
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.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758 OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG ALWX
LAT…LON 3360 8762 3359 8732 3352 8732 3350 8726
3348 8729 3349 8733 3346 8734 3339 8723
3337 8723 3331 8716 3330 8713 3313 8723
3313 8728 3311 8730 3302 8732 3300 8763
3302 8783
TIME…MOT…LOC 1248Z 247DEG 36KT 3339 8756 3303 8777
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