Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
757 WWUS84 KBMX 180648 SPSBMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Birmingham AL 148 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024 ALZ042-044-180715- Lowndes AL-Montgomery AL- 148 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN LOWNDES AND NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 215 AM CDT... At 148 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hayneville, moving northeast at 35 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... Southwestern Montgomery, Hayneville, Lowndesboro, Hunter, Dannelly Field, Maxwell Air Force Base, Snowdoun, Hyundai Motors Of Alabama, Hope Hull, Woodcrest, and Manack. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3225 8665 3235 8650 3234 8649 3235 8649 3243 8637 3222 8620 3214 8660 TIME...MOT...LOC 0648Z 244DEG 29KT 3224 8652 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ 40/Sizemore