Published on: May 8, 2008 at 1:00 PM

The NWS Birmingham has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker and Winston Counties till 1:30 PM CDT.

* AT 1248 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 HALEYVILLE TO BLUFF TO VERNON….AND MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH.

Brian Peters is live in the storm chaser at US-78 and Highway 269.

From NW Alabama…Tornado Warning continues for Lauderdale, Lawrence [AL] till 1:15 PM CDT …AT 1250 PM CDT…LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO ALONG THE LAUDERDALE COLBERT COUNTY LINE. THIS TORNADO WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.