Use caution as travel is being impacted along U.S. 80 and 82. Very heavy rainfall, frequent lightning, hail, and damaging wind gusts are likely with this cluster of storms as it tracks off towards the southeast. The worst of this storm will stay west of Montgomery, but will be impacting Selma, Marin, Autaugaville, and Valley Grande.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
WESTERN AUTAUGA COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
SOUTHWESTERN CHILTON COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
NORTHERN DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…
EASTERN PERRY COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 633 PM CDT…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
PARNELL TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF PAUL M GRIST STATE PARK TO
MARION…AND MOVING SOUTH AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
VALLEY GRANDE…SELMA…SELMONT-WEST SELMONT…VIDA JUNCTION…
BURNSVILLE…POTTER STATION…MEMORIAL STADIUM AND MULBERRY.
WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BREAK LARGE TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SOME
DAMAGE…ESPECIALLY TO SMALLER STRUCTURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FOR YOUR PROTECTION…MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS…AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
