Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:00PM
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Blount County in central Alabama... Etowah County in northeastern Alabama... Cherokee County in northeastern Alabama...
* Until 500 PM CDT.
* At 348 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Geraldine to 6 miles northeast of Strawberry to 8 miles northeast of Cullman, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Gadsden, Rainbow City, Oneonta, Attalla, Hokes Bluff, Centre, Cedar Bluff, Blountsville, Cleveland, Forney, Centre Municipal Airport, Glencoe, Sardis City, Leesburg, Altoona, Snead, Susan Moore, Walnut Grove, Reece City and Allgood.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BLOUNT, AL ... CHEROKEE, AL ... ETOWAH, AL
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Address/Location
Blount County
220 2nd Avenue East
Oneonta, AL 35121
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 205-625-4121
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP BLOUNT followed by your message, to 888777
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