Severe storms in the Columbus MS area will move into Pickens County. Monitoring the NWS Jackson chat has not revealed any damage reports from Lowndes County yet.
This activity will push into Tuscaloosa and southern Walker Counties.
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BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1222 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
PICKENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 115 PM CDT
* AT 1218 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8
MILES NORTHEAST OF NEW HOPE TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF BLOOMING GROVE…
AND MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
REFORM…PICKENSVILLE…CARROLLTON…GORDO…ETHELSVILLE…
GARDEN…MCMULLEN AND MEMPHIS.
WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BREAK LARGE TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SOME
DAMAGE…ESPECIALLY TO SMALLER STRUCTURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FOR YOUR PROTECTION…MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS…CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER…
IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER…YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT…LON 3353 8828 3352 8784 3333 8784 3313 8819
3312 8833
TIME…MOT…LOC 1722Z 346DEG 23KT 3352 8825 3370 8796
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