Sustained winds of 20 to 25 mph with gusts upwards to 40mph took down tree limbs across West Alabama this afternoon. Around 3:00pm today a falling tree limb fell on a man in Moundville, injuring him. Hale County EMA Director Russell Weedon confirms the man has been transported the UAB in Birmingham with undetermined injuries.
The high winds today are a prelude to what is expected to be a stormy overnight in West Alabama. The growing concern at the National Storm Prediction Center (SPC) and with meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Birmingham over tonight’s severe weather threat has emergency managers gearing up for a potential activation.
The SPC raised the threat level to an Enhanced (3 in 5) Risk. An Enhanced Risk means there is high confidence that several storms will contain damaging winds, severe hail and/or tornados.
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The state and area county EMAs are monitoring the situation closely. Alabama EMA conducted a State Coordinating Group (SCG) call this afternoon to receive briefings from all three Alabama National Weather Service Field Offices and to determine if there are any shortfalls with any state agency that could create response issues should there be significant damage…