Alabama Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/01/2026 17:42

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 1 at 7:42PM CDT until July 1 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 1, 2026 - 5:42pm
Expires: 
July 1, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description: 
At 742 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gadsden, moving northwest at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Gadsden, Rainbow City, Attalla, Hokes Bluff, Glencoe, Sardis City, Walnut Grove, Reece City, Ballplay, Aurora, Gadsden Mall, Noccalula Falls, Gadsden Steam Plant, Big Wills Creek, Howelton, Crudup, Mountainboro, Keener, Rockledge, and Cobb City.
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