Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 19 at 1:44PM CDT until September 19 at 2:30PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 19, 2026 - 11:44am
Expires:
September 19, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description:
SVRBMX
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Etowah County in northeastern Alabama...
* Until 230 PM CDT.
* At 144 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Reece City to near Slackland, moving south at 20
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Gadsden, Rainbow City, Attalla, Hokes Bluff, Glencoe, Steele, Reece
City, Ballplay, Gadsden Mall, Noccalula Falls, Neely Henry Lake,
Southside, Gadsden Steam Plant, Big Wills Creek, Crudup, Gadsden
Municipal Airport, Rockledge, Cobb City, Northside, and Gadsden
Water Works.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Etowah, AL
Forcast Office:
NWS Birmingham AL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov