Storms over northeastern Mississippi and northwestern Alabama are getting even stronger at this hour.
Severe thunderstorm warning just issued for Marion County for the storm approaching Hamilton.
Upstream from Marion County, a very powerful storm near Houston MS also is heading your way.
Storms approaching Columbus will affect Lamar and northwest Pickens Counties. Golfball sized hail is occurring with this storm.
There is a possible tornado indicated by radar east of Muscle Shoals.
Two reports of baseball sized hail recently from that storm, one from west side of Florence and another ESE of Cherokee a little earlier. Another report of softball sized hail in Florence as well.
Report of a roof collapse at a business in Muscle Shoals. No injuries reported.
This is a classic supercell. It could produce a tornado at any time.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 330 PM CST
* AT 243 PM CST…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL…AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
WESTON…OR 5 MILES WEST OF HAMILTON…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
HAMILTON…WESTON…BRINN…HACKLEBURG…RANKIN FITE AIRPORT…
TESSNER AND BEAR CREEK.
THIS INCLUDES…
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 7 THROUGH 11…
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY…IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED…ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE…SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
