Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 12 at 3:48AM CDT until March 12 at 4:30AM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 12, 2026 - 1:48am
Expires:
March 12, 2026 - 2:30am
Description:
At 348 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Bleecker to 7 miles northwest of Russell County
Sports Complex to 6 miles east of Hurtsboro to near Spring Hill,
moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Phenix City, Opelika, Hurtsboro, Smiths, Smiths Station, Beulah,
Uchee, Spring Hill, Beans Mill, Beauregard, Bleecker, Russell County
Sports Complex, Seale, Ladonia, Griffen Mill, Rutherford, Uchee
Creek, Monterey Heights, Hatchechubbe, and Fort Mitchell.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for southeastern
and east central Alabama.
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Barbour, AL; Lee, AL; Russell, AL
Forcast Office:
NWS Birmingham AL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov