Cliff Williams / TPI Tallassee Elementary School students take photos in front of the school as the wait for the doors to open on the first day of class Thursday.
Tallassee City Schools has finished the process with Cognia to be fully reaccredited.
It’s a once every five years process, but has been altered to where Cognia comes back every two years to check in on recommended areas of improvement. The last reaccredition process was during the COVID-19 pandemic. There have been some changes since.
Cliff Williams / TPI Tallassee Elementary School students take photos in front of the school as the wait for the doors to open on the first day of class Thursday.
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN TALLAPOOSA...
NORTHEASTERN COOSA AND CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 PM CDT...
At 906 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Waldo to near Strickland Crossroads.
Movement was east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Alexander City, Lineville, Ashland, Goodwater, Stewartville, New
Site, Goldville, Hillabee Creek, Parkdale, Hatchet, Northern Lake
Martin, Cleveland Crossroads, Cragford, Hollins, Hackneyville,
Motley, Roselle, Millerville, and Mellow Valley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
east central Alabama.
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MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN;
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 30 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
BIBB CALHOUN CHAMBERS
CHILTON CLAY CLEBURNE
COOSA JEFFERSON PICKENS
RANDOLPH SHELBY ST. CLAIR
TALLADEGA TALLAPOOSA TUSCALOOSA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALABASTER, ALEXANDER CITY,
ALICEVILLE, ANNISTON, ASHLAND, BIRMINGHAM, BRENT, CARROLLTON,
CENTREVILLE, CLANTON, COLUMBIANA, HEFLIN, HOOVER, JACKSONVILLE,
LANETT, LINEVILLE, MOODY, PELHAM, PELL CITY, ROANOKE, ROCKFORD,
SYLACAUGA, TALLADEGA, TUSCALOOSA, AND VALLEY.