“Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:45PM” from Blount County : Nixle

Wednesday August 9th, 2023 :: 05:02 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:45PM

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Walker County in central Alabama... Southwestern Blount County in central Alabama...

* Until 545 PM CDT.

* At 502 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Smith Dam, or 10 miles north of Sumiton, moving east 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... Hayden, Sipsey, Bangor, Arkadelphia, Smith Dam, Blount Springs, Smith Lake, Powellville, Smoke Rise and Rickwood Caverns.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BLOUNT, AL ... WALKER, 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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