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Calhoun County EMA
Saturday August 12th, 2023 :: 03:29 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:45PM

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... Northeastern Cleburne County in east central Alabama... Southern Cherokee County in northeastern Alabama...

* Until 445 PM CDT.

* At 329 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Tabor Road to near Neely Henry Lake, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Gadsden, Jacksonville, Rainbow City, Attalla, Piedmont, Hokes Bluff, Centre, Forney, Centre Municipal Airport, Glencoe, Leesburg, Reece City, Tennala, Tabor Road, Cherokee Rock Village, Pleasant Gap, Eastern Weiss Lake, Ballplay, Slackland and Gadsden Mall.

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

Instructions:

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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