Twin States Weather Blog

Severe Thunderstorm Warning!

A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for Choctaw County, Alabama until 7:15 p.m. Here's the text:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...* UNTIL 715 PM CDT* AT 638 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS TO NEAR 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PARAGON...OR ABOUT 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BUTLER...AND MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH.* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... WATER VALLEY THROUGH 655 PM CDT... ISNEY BY 710 PM CDT...IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

Labels: Severe Weather

posted by Trent Hughes @ 6:51 PM