Tornado Warning for Lamar County

Dangerous storms entering Lamar County have produced damage in Columbus MS.

Numerous trees are reported down in Columbus.

Everyone in Lamar County should be in safe shelter.

The most dangerous part of the storm is just west of Vernon.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 530 PM CST

* AT 442 PM CST…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF RAIN-WRAPPED TORNADOES IN
ADDITION TO WIDESPREAD STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE. THESE DANGEROUS
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST
OF CALEDONIA TO CALEDONIA TO COLUMBUS…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
VERNON…SULLIGENT…BEDFORD…LAMAR COUNTY AIRPORT…CREWS…
BEAVERTON…BLOOMING GROVE…LAMAR COUNTY PUBLIC LAKE…MELBORNE
AND STAR.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather