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Huntsville-Madison County EMA
Thursday August 16th, 2018 :: 07:27 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 7:45 PM Southern Madison Co.

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
722 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2018

The National Weather Service in Huntsville Alabama has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
West central Marshall County in northeastern Alabama...
Southern Madison County in north central Alabama...
Southeastern Morgan County in north central Alabama...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 721 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Huntsville to near Triana to 9 miles west of Morgan
City, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Address/Location
Huntsville-Madison County EMA
320 Fountain Circle Southwest
Huntsville, AL 35801

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 256-427-5130

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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