Severe Thunderstorm Warning : Elmore County 4:15 PM

Look at these two radar images of the Elmore County storm.

Left side is base reflectivity. Shows precipitation reaching the ground.

The right side is composite reflectivity, which shows all of the tilts through the atmosphere. It indicates all of mass of precipitation that is suspended aloft by the updraft. What goes up, must come down. That means hail, heavy rain and the possibility of downburst winds.

We are bound to see some severe hail reports out of this one.

Storm was 7 miles northwest of Shorter at 3:48 p.m. Will move to near of just west of Shorter in the next 30 minutes.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN ELMORE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 415 PM CDT

* AT 341 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR EMERALD
MOUNTAIN…OR 9 MILES WEST OF MILSTEAD…AND MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
WARE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION…MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather