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Blount County
Friday March 15th, 2024 :: 06:40 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:45AM

SVRBMX The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

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

* Until 745 AM CDT.

* At 638 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near McLarty to Dallas, moving east at 40 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, Springville, Blountsville, Cleveland, Dallas, Ashville, Sardis City, Ragland, Locust Fork, Steele, Altoona, Snead, Susan Moore, Walnut Grove, Reece City, Allgood, and Fairview.

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

Instructions:

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. 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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