The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Tuscaloosa County until 3:45PM (on July 12).

Statement provided:

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT

* AT 256 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER DEERLICK
CREEK CAMPGROUNDS...OR NEAR HOLT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 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...
TUSCALOOSA...HOLT...BROOKWOOD...COALING...LAKE WILDWOOD...MCFARLAND
MALL...UNIVERSITY MALL...DEERLICK CREEK CAMPGROUNDS...SHELTON STATE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE...HOLT LOCK AND DAM...LAKE NICOL PARK...I 20 REST
AREA NEAR TUSCALOOSA...CEDAR COVE...FLEETWOOD...LAKE HARRIS...CAMP
HORNE B.S.A....EAST BROOKWOOD...PETERSON...TAYLORVILLE AND LAKE
TUSCALOOSA DAM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

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