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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Elmore, Tallapoosa, and Coosa

| August 9, 2023 @ 6:47 pm

This storm will eventually pass just south of Alex City.

It and the storm in Clay and Tallapoosa are the strongest storms in the state right now.

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
North central Elmore County in east central Alabama…
West central Tallapoosa County in east central Alabama…
Southeastern Coosa County in east central Alabama…

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 638 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Speed, or
near Equality, moving northeast at 15 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…
Alexander City, Rockford, Equality, Speed, Pentonville, Cottage
Grove, Western Lake Martin, Highway 9 and Highway 22, Nixburg, Wind
Creek State Park, Eastern Lake Martin, Northern Lake Martin,
Fishpond, Ray, Dare Park and Hissop

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