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Calhoun County EMA
Saturday April 1st, 2023 :: 05:13 a.m. CDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:00AM

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Calhoun County in east central Alabama... Etowah County in northeastern Alabama... Cherokee County in northeastern Alabama...

* Until 600 AM CDT.

* At 511 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Sand Rock to Rainbow City, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Gadsden, Rainbow City, Attalla, Piedmont, Hokes Bluff, Centre, Cedar Bluff, Forney, Centre Municipal Airport, Glencoe, Steele, Leesburg, Reece City, Sand Rock, Gaylesville, Cherokee Rock Village, Pleasant Gap, Cornwall Furnace Park, Eastern Weiss Lake and Slackland.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CALHOUN, AL ... CHEROKEE, AL ... ETOWAH, AL

Instructions:

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 AM CDT for central, northeastern and east central Alabama. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Calhoun County EMA
507 Francis St W
Jacksonville, AL 36265

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 256-380-5741

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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