Strong storm complex over West Alabama conitnues to propagate east southeast. It will hold together through much of the morning and could produce a severe wind gust or two over the next couple of hours.
Trees were reported down around Carrollton in West Alabama’s Pickens County earlier.
Folks from Brookwood and Coaling down into western Bibb County eastward through Vance, Lake View and much of the rest of Bibb County should be inside as this storm passes this morning. It could down trees and knock down limbs, so move away from parts of your home that could be damaged.
Lots of lightning and heavy rain. Sherry Tidwell reported .90 in a short timne as the storms passed Coker in Tuscaloosa County.
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BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
608 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
BIBB COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
NORTHEASTERN HALE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHEASTERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 700 AM CDT
* AT 604 AM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70
MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE…OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF TUSCALOOSA…AND MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
BRENT…CENTREVILLE…DEERLICK CREEK CAMPGROUNDS…LAKE WILDWOOD…
BROOKWOOD…COALING…LOW GAP AND BEVILLE LOCK AND DAM.
THIS INCLUDES…
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 76 THROUGH 97…
