Portions of West Alabama Upgraded to Moderate Severe Weather Risk
The Storm Prediction Center is updating its severe weather outlook for our area.
As of about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, portions of Greene, Hale and Pickens Counties have been upgraded from an enhanced risk (level 3/5) to a moderate risk (level 4/5). The moderate risk, according to the National Weather Service, indicates that serious storms are likely and they are prone to be long-lived, widespread and intense.
Residents in these areas, and all communities eastward of these areas, should stay weather aware all day. Townsquare Media Tuscaloosa and ABC 33/40 s Chief Meteorologist James Spann says that the main concerns for today and early tonight include damaging winds, though isolated tornadoes are possible.
The text of the warning is as follows:
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for. Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama. Until 515 PM CDT. At 413 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Gordo to near Knoxville, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD.60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE.Radar indicated. IMPACT.Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include. Tuscaloosa, Northport, Holt, Brookwood, Coaling, Vance, Coker, Samantha, McFarland Mall, Lake Lurleen State Park, Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, Tuscaloosa Regional Airport, Lake Wildwood, Mercedes Benz Of Alabama, Binion Creek Landing, Abernant, Shelton State
FLASH FLOOD WARNING Issued for Tuscaloosa, Bibb Counties
The text of the warning is as follows:
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Flash Flood Warning for. Central Bibb County in central Alabama. Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama. Until 800 PM CDT. At 405 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD.Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE.Doppler radar. IMPACT.Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Greene County Until 5:15
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Greene County until 5:15 p.m. Tuesday.
The NWS predicts a strong storm capable of producing winds up to 60 miles per hour will move east toward Boligee, Eutaw and Forkland.
All residents in the path of the storm are advised to seek shelter immediately.
The full text of the warning is below:
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for. Greene County in west central Alabama. Until 515 PM CDT. At 420 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Emelle, or 12