. . .and the most active lightning. This statement from the NWS/Birmingham:
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
335 PM CDT WED AUG 18 2010
ALZ011-182115-
MARION AL-
335 PM CDT WED AUG 18 2010
..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MARION COUNTY UNTIL 415 PM CDT
AT 335 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF
HACKLEBURG TO BLUFF…AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE THE MAIN THREATS
WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE…
WINFIELD…
HACKLEBURG…
BRILLIANT…
BRINN…
LAKE BUTTAHATCHEE…
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA…TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAIN…WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES…IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.
