The Tallapoosa Board of Education met to prepare for its upcoming Nov. 10 board meeting.
With the goal of allocating all of the Alabama Advancement and Technology fund, Tallapoosa County Schools superintendent Casey Davis advised the board to approve funding reallocation from roof projects at the Dadeville High School agricultural building; the west wing at Dadeville Elementary School; door and bleacher upgrades at Horseshoe Bend School; and extending a walkway at DES. The estimated budget for the roofing projects was $1 million. Davis said more funds were allocated for the roofs than needed and not enough for the other projects.
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
East central Tallapoosa County in east central Alabama...
Southwestern Chambers County in east central Alabama...
* Until midnight CDT.
* At 1121 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Camp Hill,
moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Camp Hill, Oak Bowery, Chambers County Lake, Sturkie, Ridge Grove,
and West Chambers.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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TORNADO...POSSIBLE;
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL TALLAPOOSA AND EAST
CENTRAL COOSA COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 PM CDT...
At 1056 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Highway 9 and Highway 22, or near Alexander City, moving southeast at
35 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, Dadeville, Camp Hill, Kellyton, Jacksons' Gap,
Eastern Lake Martin, Cottage Grove, Northern Lake Martin, Highway 9
and Highway 22, Southern Lake Martin, Wind Creek State Park, Still
Waters Resort, Western Lake Martin, Fishpond, Susannah Crossing,
Maxwell Gunter Recreation Area, Blue Creek Marina, Ray, Dare Park,
and Hissop.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
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MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN;
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
