THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
CHAMBERS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
LEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
RUSSELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 630 PM CDT
* AT 524 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 5
MILES NORTH OF AUBURN UNIVERSITY TO RUSSELL COUNTY SPORTS
COMPLEX…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
OPELIKA…PHENIX CITY…SMITHS…LAFAYETTE…VALLEY…LANETT…
STROUD AND GRIFFEN MILL.
THIS INCLUDES…
INTERSTATE 85 EXIT NUMBERS 51 THROUGH 79…
WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BREAK LARGE TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SOME
DAMAGE…ESPECIALLY TO SMALLER STRUCTURES.
