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Blount County
Thursday August 3rd, 2023 :: 01:43 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:45PM

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Blount County in central Alabama...

* Until 245 PM CDT.

* At 142 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Strawberry to near Smith Dam, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Oneonta, Blountsville, Cleveland, Dallas, Locust Fork, Altoona, Snead, Susan Moore, Walnut Grove, Trafford, Allgood, Fairview, Hayden, Nectar, Rosa, County Line, McLarty, Bangor, Strawberry and Blount Springs.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BLOUNT, AL

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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Address/Location
Blount County
220 2nd Avenue East
Oneonta, AL 35121

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 205-625-4121

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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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