Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Much of Fayette County

Severe thunderstorms with torrential rains, lightning, hail, strong winds, and possible tornadoes are pushing into western Fayette and northwestern Tuscaloosa counties at this hour.

The storms have exhibited concentrated areas of rotation but have not produced any tornado debris signatures or reports of tornadoes touching down.

But tornadoes are possible, along with damaging winds to 60 mph.

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
546 AM CDT Fri Mar 15 2024

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama…
Southern Fayette County in west central Alabama…

* Until 645 AM CDT.

* At 546 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Bluff to near Kennedy, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Fayette, Berry, Belk, Bankston, Bevill State College Fayette, Stone
Wall, Richard Arthur Field, Fayette County Public Lake, and New
Lexington.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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.

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LAT…LON 3377 8753 3344 8759 3350 8784 3353 8784
3353 8795 3377 8795
TIME…MOT…LOC 1046Z 285DEG 25KT 3382 8790 3354 8797

TORNADO…POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT…RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE…<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ 40/Sizemore A tornado warning remains in effect for SE Lamar County until 6 a.m. That warning will be canceled shortly. A severe thunderstorm watch continues until 10 a.m. for much of North and Central Alabama.

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