Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Fayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa

The National Weather Service has issued the following weather alert:

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Fayette, Pickens, and Tuscaloosa County until 7 pm

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama...
  Northeastern Pickens County in west central Alabama...
  Southwestern Fayette County in west central Alabama...

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 611 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gordo, moving
  northeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Ashcraft Corner, Echola, Lubbub, Stone Wall, Moores Bridge and New
  Lexington.

(Source) Click here for more info from the National Weather Service.

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