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TORNADO WATCH 187 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 34 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL ALABAMA

AUTAUGA               BARBOUR               BIBB
BLOUNT                BULLOCK               CALHOUN
CHAMBERS              CHEROKEE              CHILTON
CLAY                  CLEBURNE              COOSA
DALLAS                ELMORE                ETOWAH
GREENE                HALE                  JEFFERSON
LEE                   LOWNDES               MACON
MARENGO               MONTGOMERY            PERRY
PICKENS               PIKE                  RANDOLPH
RUSSELL               SHELBY                ST. CLAIR
SUMTER                TALLADEGA             TALLAPOOSA
TUSCALOOSA

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALABASTER, ALEXANDER CITY,
ALICEVILLE, ANNISTON, ASHLAND, AUBURN, BIRMINGHAM, BRENT,
CARROLLTON, CENTRE, CENTREVILLE, CLANTON, COLUMBIANA, DEMOPOLIS,
EUFAULA, EUTAW, FORT DEPOSIT, GADSDEN, GREENSBORO, HEFLIN,
HOOVER, JACKSONVILLE, LANETT, LINDEN, LINEVILLE, LIVINGSTON,
LOWNDESBORO, MARION, MILLBROOK, MONTGOMERY, MOODY, MOUNDVILLE,
ONEONTA, OPELIKA, PELHAM, PELL CITY, PHENIX CITY, PRATTVILLE,
ROANOKE, ROCKFORD, SELMA, SYLACAUGA, TALLADEGA, TROY, TUSCALOOSA,
TUSKEGEE, UNION SPRINGS, UNIONTOWN, VALLEY, WETUMPKA, AND YORK.

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT AUTAUGA AND EAST CENTRAL DALLAS
COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM CDT...

At 653 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Gardner Island, or near Selmont-West Selmont, moving northeast at 45
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

Locations impacted include...
Prattville, Selma, Millbrook, Selmont-West Selmont, Deatsville,
Autaugaville, Booth, Mulberry, Marbury, Vida Junction, Gardner
Island, Tyler, Autauga County Airport, Memorial Stadium, Burnsville,
Dallas County Horse Arena, New Prospect, Craig Field Aiport, Selma
Drag Strip, and Edmund Pettus Bridge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central,
south central and east central Alabama.

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MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN;
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

.Heavy thunderstorms are forecast through early Thursday morning.
This activity has the potential to produce several inches of
rainfall for portions of Central Alabama. A broad area of Central
Alabama is included in a Flood Watch as there is some uncertainty
regarding exactly where the heaviest corridors of rain may occur.

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...A portion of central Alabama, including the following
counties, Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun,
Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas,
Elmore, Etowah, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lee, Lowndes, Macon,
Marengo, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell,
Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa and Tuscaloosa.

* WHEN...Through Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur
in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

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