Stay Ahead of the Storm: Live Severe Weather Updates for Alabama

The Townsquare Media Weather Center is monitoring the potential for severe weather in West Alabama.

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Latest Weather Information for each West Alabama County

Bibb
Hazardous Weather Outlook

Fayette
Hazardous Weather Outlook

Greene
Hazardous Weather Outlook

Flood Advisory through Friday, 11:15 p.m.

Flash Flood Warning through Saturday, 12:15 a.m.

Hale
Hazardous Weather Outlook

Lamar
Hazardous Weather Outlook

Perry
Hazardous Weather Outlook

Pickens
Hazardous Weather Outlook

Sumter
Hazardous Weather Outlook

Flash Flood Warning through Saturday, 12:15 a.m.

Tuscaloosa
Hazardous Weather Outlook

Flood Advisory through Friday, 11:30 p.m.

Walker
Hazardous Weather Outlook

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Flood Advisory Info

A Flood Advisory in effect until 8 p.m. this evening for Greene and Sumter counties. Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

A Flood Advisory is in effect for Tuscaloosa County until 8:15 p.m. this evening. Excessive rainfall is expected to cause urban and small stream flooding.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Until 9 p.m., there is a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH for the following West Alabama counties: Bibb, Greene, Hale, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings

~~Until 7 p.m. for Perry County.~~
Possible Impacts: 60 mph wind gusts and half-dollar size hail.

~~Until 7 p.m. for Southeastern Tuscaloosa County and Bibb County.~~
Main Threat: 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-size hail.
Speed of the System: moving at 40 mph.

~~Until 6:45 p.m. for Northern Perry County, Hale County, and Southern Bibb County~~.
Main Threat: 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-size hail.
Speed of the System: moving at 30 mph.

~~Until 6 p.m. for Tuscaloosa County.~~
Main Threat: 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-size hail.
Speed of the System: moving at 40 mph

~~Until 5:45 p.m. for Walker County and Eastern Fayette County.~~
Main Threat: 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-size hail.
Speed of the System: moving at 40 mph.

~~Until 5:30 p.m. for Southern Greene County and Southern Sumter County.~~
Main Threat: 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-size hail.
Speed of the System: moving at 20 mph.

~~Until 5 p.m. for Central Sumter County~~
Main Threat: 60 mph wind gusts and ping-pong ball-sized hail.
Speed of the System: moving at 15 mph.

~~Until 5 p.m. for Northwestern Tuscaloosa County and Southern Pickens County~~
Main Threat: 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-size hail.
Speed of the System: Moving at 45 mph.

ENDED EARLY BY NWS

~~Until 4:30 p.m. for Western Walker, Fayette, and Southern Lamar counties.~~
Main Threat: 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-size hail.
Speed of the System: Moving at 50 mph.

~~Until 4:30 p.m. for Northern Pickens County~~
Main Threat: 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-size hail.
Speed of the System: Moving at 40 mph.

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The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Marion County in northwestern Alabama...
Fayette County in west central Alabama...
Lamar County in west central Alabama...

* Until 330 PM CDT.

* At 216 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Fairview to 7 miles southeast of Amory to near
Waverly, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
Cody, Detroit, Henson Springs, Wayside, Richard Arthur Field,
Rankin Fite Airport, Fayette, Upper Bear Creek Reservoir, Guin,
Pine Springs, Marion County Public Lake, Hightogy, Piney Grove,
Crossville, Bluff, Bazemore, Blooming Grove, Tessner, Millport, and
Shottsville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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