HAPPENING NOW: Severe Thunderstorms Warning for Eastern Houston County

Matt Boster

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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Jul 22 2015 4:16 PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ...
EASTERN HOUSTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA ...
SOUTHWESTERN EARLY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA ...

* UNTIL 545 PM EDT/445 PM CDT/

* AT 506 PM EDT /406 PM CDT/ ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS
DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER ASHFORD ...OR 10
MILES NORTHEAST OF COTTONWOOD ...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE ...
ASHFORD ...COWARTS ...AVON ...GORDON ...CEDAR SPRINGS ...CROSBY ...
PEARCE ...LOVETOWN ...ENON ...BARBER ...HOWARDS MILL ...HARMON ...FARLEY
NUCLEAR PLANT ...SAFFOLD ...PANSEY AND JONES CROSSROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS ...

MOVE IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL
THIS STORM PASSES.

IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING WINDS ...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS
ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER ... IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER ...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

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