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...GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT AUTAUGA...NORTHWESTERN ELMORE...
CHILTON...EAST CENTRAL PERRY...SOUTHEASTERN BIBB...NORTHEASTERN
LOWNDES...NORTHEASTERN DALLAS AND SOUTHWESTERN COOSA COUNTIES THROUGH
1045 AM CDT...

At 954 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line
extending from 6 miles north of Paul M Grist State Park to near
Autaugaville. Movement was northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Prattville, Millbrook, Clanton, Jemison, Thorsby, Deatsville,
Autaugaville, White Hall, Maplesville, Billingsley, Lowndesboro,
Dollar, Gap Of The Mountain, Parnell, Autauga County Airport, Titus,
Verbena, Mulberry, Marbury, and Mitchell Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CDT for south central
and central Alabama.

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MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN;
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 351 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL ALABAMA

DALLAS                GREENE                HALE
LOWNDES               MARENGO               PERRY
SUMTER

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF DEMOPOLIS, EUTAW, FORT DEPOSIT,
GREENSBORO, LINDEN, LIVINGSTON, LOWNDESBORO, MARION, MOUNDVILLE,
SELMA, UNIONTOWN, AND YORK.

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

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

* WHEN...Through Friday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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