Published on: July 3, 2011 at 7:26 PM

Storm northeast of Smith Lake has prompted a severe thunderstorm warning from the NWS Huntsville. It will drift northeast, staying north of AL-69.

Other strong storms are over northern Tuscaloosa, extreme southeastern Fayette and southern Walker Counties.

The stronger storms will produce hail and could produce damaging winds in excess of 60 mph.

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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
726 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN CULLMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 724 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
WILBURN…OR ABOUT 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF JASPER…AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
WILBURN…
BREMEN…CRANE HILL…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS…CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER…IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER…YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT…LON 3390 8710 3392 8709 3393 8710 3394 8712
3410 8712 3416 8701 3397 8685 3389 8709
TIME…MOT…LOC 0026Z 246DEG 4KT 3399 8709

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