Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
950 PM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southeastern Cherokee County in northeastern Alabama…
* Until 1015 PM CDT.
* At 950 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pleasant Gap, or 8 miles south of Forney, moving northeast at 75 mph.
HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include…
Forney, Spring Garden, and Pleasant Gap.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for northeastern and east central Alabama.
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT…CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT…RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE…<.75 IN
WIND THREAT…RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST…70 MPH
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