Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
241 WWUS84 KBMX 180715 SPSBMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Birmingham AL 215 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024 ALZ042>046-180745- Lowndes AL-Montgomery AL-Macon AL-Bullock AL-Elmore AL- 215 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN ELMORE... NORTHWESTERN BULLOCK...SOUTHEASTERN LOWNDES...CENTRAL MACON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 245 AM CDT... At 215 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Emerald Mountain to near Hayneville. Movement was east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Eastern Montgomery, Tuskegee, Tallassee, Notasulga, Milstead, Pike Road, Shorter, Franklin, Hyundai Motors Of Alabama, Auburn University In Montgomery, Lake Tuskegee, Snowdoun, Tuskegee National Forest, Davenport, Waugh, Pintlala, Liverpool, Hardaway, Eastdale Mall, and Mount Meigs. 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. && LAT...LON 3204 8662 3244 8616 3251 8589 3249 8589 3249 8580 3252 8580 3255 8561 3250 8549 3210 8599 TIME...MOT...LOC 0715Z 253DEG 43KT 3242 8606 3212 8651 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ 40/Sizemore