Dangerous storms are approaching the Tuscaloosa metro area. There is a large hail core just west of Tuscaloosa. It is moving ESE and will graze southwestern parts of Tuscaloosa, passing north of Fosters and then crossing US-82 near Duncanville.
Heavy rain and strong winds will affect the City of Tuscaloosa and the UA Campus. Winds could gust to 60 mph. Near the hail core, hail to the size of quarters will fall.
Be indoors as these dangerous storms approach, away from windows. Trees could be knocked down.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHEASTERN HALE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 245 PM CDT
* AT 214 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF
SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE…OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
TUSCALOOSA…AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
TUSCALOOSA…TUSCALOOSA AMPHITHEATER…BRYANT DENNY STADIUM…
MOUNDVILLE…SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE…UNIVERSITY MALL…
MCFARLAND MALL AND LAKE WILDWOOD.
THIS INCLUDES…
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 62 THROUGH 79…
