Twin States Weather Blog

SVR Lauderdale/Newton/Sumter

* NWS has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Lauderdale and Newton County until 7:45 pm.

Here's the warning...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MERIDIAN SOUTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI * UNTIL 745 PM CST * AT 649 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEWTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... 7 MILES SOUTH OF NELLIEBURG BY 715 PM CST... MERIDIAN BY 720 PM CST... 9 MILES SOUTH OF MARION BY 730 PM CST... HIGH WINDS CAN BRING DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS DURING SUCH STRONG WINDS...AND BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF OLDER TREES.


* NWS B'ham has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Sumter County in west Alabama:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CENTRAL SUMTER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS INCLUDES THE AREA OF YORK * UNTIL 745 PM CST * AT 649 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 24 MILES NORTH OF YORK...OR ABOUT 19 MILES NORTHWEST OF LIVINGSTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. OTHER SEVERE STORMS WILL ENTER WEST SECTIONS OF SUMTER COUNTY BY 710 PM. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GAINESVILLE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER... CALL 1-800-856-0758.

posted by WTOK Weather Staff @ 6:57 PM