Tornado Warning: Lee/Chambers

The threat for the Auburn campus is for straight line winds. The possible tornado is north of Opeilka.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHEASTERN CHAMBERS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 900 PM CST

* AT 826 PM CST…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER OPELIKA…MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

HAZARD…TORNADO.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT…FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS…WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR…
BEANS MILL AROUND 835 PM CST.
BEULAH…BLEECKER AND FAIRFAX AROUND 840 PM CST.
RIVER VIEW AROUND 945 PM EST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE MOUNT
JEFFERSON AND ROBERT G. PITTS AIRPORT.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 57 AND 70.

Category: Severe Weather