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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
404 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024

ALZ019-024>027-182145-
Calhoun AL-Jefferson AL-Shelby AL-Talladega AL-St. Clair AL-
404 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN TALLADEGA...WEST
CENTRAL CALHOUN...NORTHEASTERN SHELBY...EAST CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND
ST. CLAIR COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM CDT...

At 403 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Ashville to near Vandiver. Movement was east at
25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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...
Pell City, Leeds, Moody, Springville, Odenville, Lincoln, Margaret,
Argo, Ashville, Riverside, Vincent, Ragland, Harpersville, Ohatchee,
Alpine Bay Resort, Shops of Grand River, Bald Rock, Vandiver, Barber
Motorsports Park, and Harrisburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3377 8594 3329 8628 3344 8670 3389 8633
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 280DEG 22KT 3382 8624 3343 8657

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

25/Owen