Let’s focus on the main storms and look at Talladega, which is looking good right now. Click thumbnail to enlarge image.
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AUTAUGA COUNTY Severe thunderstorm warning just issued for Autauga and Lowndes County. Strong storm northwest of Autaugaville (which is west of Prattville). It will drift southeast toward Autaugaville. It is crossing the Alabama River now into Lowndes County. The hail core is straddling AL-14 right now. Again, lightning, heavy rain and small hail likely. |
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BIBB COUNTY Strong storm sitting on AL-25 between Centreville and Wilton. It has been enhanced by a passing outflow boundary and will start to weaken soon. Storm likely has some small hail and will produce brief heavy rain and lightning. It will move slowly southeast. |
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TALLADEGA Rain free as of 10:15. No showers threatening the track right now, although weakening showers between Oneonta/Gadsden and Ashville might brush the track as they dissipate. No other rain upstream and I think the airmass behind the boundary is increasingly stable, so hopefully the showers are over. Can’t rule out a stray one, but things are looking good at the track. It will remain cloudy as clouds are thick all the way up into Northeast Alabama. Race temperatures will be in the 70s, quite delightful actually. |
Text of warning follows…
WUUS54 KBMX 061516
SVRBMX
ALC001-085-061545-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0117.120506T1516Z-120506T1545Z/
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1016 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTH CENTRAL AUTAUGA COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
NORTH CENTRAL LOWNDES COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 1045 AM CDT
* AT 1011 AM 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 NEAR
AUTAUGAVILLE…OR 15 MILES WEST OF PRATTVILLE…AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
AUTAUGAVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FOR YOUR PROTECTION…MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT…LON 3233 8654 3231 8671 3249 8680 3251 8664
TIME…MOT…LOC 1516Z 333DEG 10KT 3244 8669
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