An asteroid about the size of a football stadium is passing by Earth on Tuesday at a distance of more than 600,000 miles according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Did you know about 85 million years ago scientists say a similar size meteoroid struck near Wetumpka when it was about 100 feet under sea water forming the Wetumpka Impact Crater?
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN ELMORE...NORTHWESTERN
LEE...NORTHWESTERN MACON...CENTRAL TALLAPOOSA AND SOUTHEASTERN COOSA
COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM CDT...
At 746 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Wind Creek State Park to near Kowaliga Bridge
to near Elmore. Movement was southeast 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, Tuskegee, Tallassee, Dadeville, Camp Hill, Notasulga,
Kellyton, Equality, Milstead, Eclectic, Jacksons' Gap, Franklin,
Waverly, Martin Dam, Santuck, Cottage Grove, Reeves Airport, Tuskegee
National Forest, Ten Cedar Estates, and Nixburg.
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.
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MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN;
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
