Storms over Hale and southern Tuscalosoa Counties look quite mean. They are moving into Bibb and Perry County and clip northern Marengo County. Will threaten Shelby and Chilton later. Storms over this area have a better chance chance of becoming surface based and producing more severe weather.
Remember…a tornado watch is in effect for those areas.
Storms are quite strong in the Birmingham area also. They could become severe.
Dime sized hail was reported a short time ago north of Tuscaloosa.
Be alert for strong winds, even outside thunderstorms, that can bring down good sized tree limbs and even uproot some trees.
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1059 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
WESTERN BIBB COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHWESTERN PERRY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MARION…
NORTH CENTRAL MARENGO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA…
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
HALE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GREENSBORO…
SOUTHEASTERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 1130 AM CST
* AT 1059 AM CST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE
HAIL…AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF WATEROAK
TO 15 MILES WEST OF LANEVILLE…OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 16
MILES SOUTH OF TUSCALOOSA TO DEMOPOLIS…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55
MPH.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR…
CEDARVILLE AND GREENSBORO BY 1105 AM CST…
WATEROAK AND LANEVILLE BY 1110 AM CST…
NEWBERN BY 1115 AM CST…
VANCE…MORGAN SPRINGS AND NEWBERN BY 1120 AM CST…
FOLSOM AND EOLINE BY 1125 AM CST…
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CST SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
