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Blount County
Monday August 7th, 2023 :: 02:51 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:00PM

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Blount County in central Alabama... Etowah County in northeastern Alabama... Northern St. Clair County in central Alabama... Cherokee County in northeastern Alabama...

* Until 400 PM CDT.

* At 250 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Little River Canyon National Preserve to near Bangor, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Gadsden, Rainbow City, Oneonta, Attalla, Piedmont, Hokes Bluff, Springville, Odenville, Centre, Cedar Bluff, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Forney, Centre Municipal Airport, Glencoe, Margaret, Argo, Ashville, Sardis City, Ragland and Locust Fork.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BLOUNT, AL ... CHEROKEE, AL ... ETOWAH, AL ... ST. CLAIR, 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

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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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