The National Weather Service in Huntsville Alabama has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Central Lauderdale County in northwestern Alabama…
Southeastern Colbert County in northwestern Alabama…
Franklin County in northwestern Alabama…
* Until 845 PM CDT.
* At 740 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles southeast of Olive Hill to 6 miles southeast
of Red Bay, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Florence, Muscle Shoals, Russellville, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, Phil
Campbell, Killen, Littleville, Leighton and St. Florian.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Tornado Watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, if one is spotted, act quickly and move to a
place of safety inside a sturdy structure such as a basement or small
interior room.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for north central
and northwestern Alabama.
