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City of Decatur, AL
Wednesday September 6th, 2023 :: 07:14 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:45PM Wednesday

The National Weather Service in Huntsville Alabama has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Morgan County in north central Alabama... Southeastern Lawrence County in northwestern Alabama...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 712 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles west of Hartselle, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Hartselle, Falkville, Lacon, Speake, Neel, Massey, and eastern Bankhead National Forest.

* AFFECTED AREAS: LAWRENCE, AL ... MORGAN, AL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. 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.

Address/Location
City of Decatur, AL
402 Lee St NE
Decatur, AL 35601

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 256-341-4500

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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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