ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE:
BIBB BLOUNT CALHOUN CHEROKEE CHILTON COLBERT CULLMAN DEKALB ETOWAH FAYETTE FRANKLIN GREENE HALE JACKSON JEFFERSON LAMAR LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE LIMESTONE MADISON MARENGO MARION MARSHALL MORGAN PERRY PICKENS ST. CLAIR SHELBY SUMTER TALLADEGA TUSCALOOSA WALKER WINSTON
Athens Utilities has about 16,000 customers without power, Customer Relations Manager Amy Golden said. We serve more than 47,000 in Limestone County. These outages are scattered but many are west of Athens where the most damage is being reported.
We have more than 100 utility poles down, with 86 being on U.S. 72, according to Mayor Ronnie Marks.
Kelli Powers, CEO of Athens-Limestone Hospital, said less than 20 have been treated for storm-related injuries. Most injuries have been lacerations. One patient was sent on to Huntsville Hospital. Still only two confirmed deaths, according to Sheriff Mike Blakely and Powers.
There are trees blocking many streets in Athens and out in Limestone County and power lines down, especially the Coxey community west of Athens. Crews are still trying to get to damaged areas.
People are being asked to not get out to sight see and wait on coming out to offer help. We are in search and rescue mode right now, and we need to keep roads clear of heavy traffic so that emergency crews can clear debris and get to damaged areas.
Civil Emergency MessageNow - Tuesday, Apr 29, 6:00pm
...CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE FOR LIMESTONE COUNTY...
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE LIMESTONE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY ATHENS AL.
DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE SEVERE WEATHER THAT IMPACTED LIMESTONE COUNTY LAST EVENING...LIMESTONE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REQUESTS THAT ALL NON ESSENTIAL PERSONS STAY OFF THE ROADS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. RECOVERY EFFORTS CONTINUE AND TEAMS NEED ALL AVAILABLE ROADWAYS TO ACCESS DAMAGE AREAS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO THE STORM DAMAGE DEBRIS...DOWNED POWER LINES CONTINUE TO POSE A DANGEROUS HAZARD TO MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS.
Closings:
Redstone Arsenal
Limestone County Schools
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATEMENT
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA... COLBERT...CULLMAN...DEKALB...FRANKLIN AL...JACKSON... LAUDERDALE...LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE...MADISON...MARSHALL AND MORGAN. IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...FRANKLIN TN...LINCOLN AND MOORE.
* FROM 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING
* MANY LOCATIONS RECEIVED BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH THE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT AFFECTED THE AREA YESTERDAY EVENING AND EARLY THIS MORNING. WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...ADDITIONAL FLOODING CONCERNS WILL QUICKLY ARISE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
FORECAST:
After a calm morning another afternoon of stormy weather is expected across the area. The coverage of severe weather may be less than Monday but the threats remain the same with a few tornadoes, damaging wind gusts, hail and flooding rains all possible.
Storms are expected to flare back up ahead of a cold front after 2pm. The threat for severe weather won't last as long as yesterday with the strongest storms moving out of the area by 9pm. Temperatures today will be in the low 80s. The chance for rain and storms is around 60%.
Rain will wind down overnight. Lows will be in the mid 50s. An early morning shower is possible on Wednesday with dry weather expected heading into the afternoon. Temperatures tomorrow will be cooler with highs around 70.
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