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Blount County
Thursday May 9th, 2024 :: 07:58 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:45AM

SVRBMX The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Blount County in central Alabama...

* Until 845 AM CDT.

* At 757 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles west of Arab to near Smith Dam, moving east at 60 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... Oneonta, Blountsville, Cleveland, Dallas, Locust Fork, Altoona, Snead, Susan Moore, Walnut Grove, Trafford, Allgood, Fairview, Hayden, Nectar, Rosa, County Line, McLarty, Bangor, Strawberry, and Blount Springs.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BLOUNT, AL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM CDT for central and northeastern Alabama.

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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