Lawrence Significant Weather Advisory in effect SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAUDERDALE NORTHERN LAWRENCE AND COLBERT COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 PM CDT AT 1028 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL CLUSTERS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE ADVISORY AREA. THE STRONGEST CLUSTER OF STORMS WAS LOCATED NEAR FLORENCE. ALL STORMS WERE MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE FLORENCE MUSCLE SHOALS SHEFFIELD TUSCUMBIA UNDERWOOD-PETERSVILLE CHEROKEE TOWN CREEK ROGERSVILLE KILLEN LEIGHTON LEXINGTON ANDERSON SAINT FLORIAN AND WATERLOO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS REMEMBER IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE SEVERAL MILES AWAY FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. SEEK SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 03:37:13 +0000