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Rough weather expected
By Patrick McCrelessExperts predict strong winds and hail could accompany a thunderstorm that will pass over Cullman County Saturday.
“We’re looking at a hail and wind event, that’s what we’re gearing toward,” said Kelly Allen, deputy director of the Cullman County Emergency Management Agency. “Our police, law, Red Cross and medical are all geared up.”
National Weather Service Meteorologist Kurt Weber said the storm front, which is moving from the west, should hit Cullman between 7 and 8 a.m. and would be followed by a cold front. He added that the storm should be out of the county by 1 p.m.
“We don’t expect to see any more activity afterward with the cold front in the evening hours,” Weber said, noting the cold front would arrive around 7 p.m.
Weber said the storm front could produce winds over 50 mph, hail larger than 3 quarters of an inch and between a half and 2 inches of rainfall.
“You could have some locally higher amounts,” he said.
Temperatures are expected to reach a high of 73 degrees and a low of 49 degrees.
Allen said all residents should take safety precautions and pay close attention to radio and television weather broadcasts, particularly those living in the Welti, Jones Chapel and Arkadelphia communities. He said the weather warning sirens in those areas are not operational due to malfunctioning speakers.
“The new parts have been ordered,” Allen said.
Allen said he did not know if Saturday’s weather would be as intense as the storm that slammed into downtown Cullman on April 4. The storm’s violent winds knocked over trees, power lines damaged several homes and caused a large gasoline spill on Highway 31 North.
“That’s always the unknown,” Allen said of the chance of storm damage. “The possibility is there any time you have a thunderstorm. We don’t need to let our guard down.”
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