Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Calhoun and Cherokee Counties Until 4:45pm #alwx @wvua23

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…Northeastern Calhoun County in east central Alabama…Etowah County in northeastern Alabama…Northeastern Cleburne County in east central Alabama…Southern Cherokee County in northeastern Alabama…

* Until 445 PM CDT.* At 329 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Tabor Road to near Neely Henry Lake, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE…Radar indicated. IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.*

Locations impacted include…Gadsden, Jacksonville, Rainbow City, Attalla, Piedmont, Hokes Bluff, Centre, Forney, Centre Municipal Airport, Glencoe, Leesburg, Reece City, Tennala, Tabor Road, Cherokee Rock Village, PleasantGap, Eastern Weiss Lake, Ballplay, Slackland and Gadsden Mall.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of abuilding.