The storm that prompted a tornado warning for Pickens County has lost it rotation signature and the tornado warning has been replaced with a severe thunderstorm warning. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds, large hail, heavy rain and frequent lightning. Highway 82 and highway 17 are being impacted as well as the cities of Carrollton, Reform, Gordo and Stansel.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
PICKENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 615 PM CDT
* AT 530 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ASHCRAFT CORNER TO 5 MILES WEST OF
GORDO TO GARDEN…AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
ALICEVILLE…GORDO…BENEVOLA…DILLBURG…LUBBUB…KIRK AND
PIONEER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FOR YOUR PROTECTION…MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
