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

ALZ018-020-026-182145-
Etowah AL-St. Clair AL-Cherokee AL-
359 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL ETOWAH...NORTHEASTERN ST.
CLAIR AND CENTRAL CHEROKEE COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM CDT...

At 359 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Little River Falls to near Slackland to
near Ashville. Movement was east at 10 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...
Gadsden, Rainbow City, Attalla, Hokes Bluff, Centre, Cedar Bluff,
Little River Canyon National Preserve, Centre Municipal Airport,
Glencoe, Ashville, Steele, Leesburg, Reece City, Sand Rock,
Gaylesville, Tabor Road, Cherokee Rock Village, Cornwall Furnace
Park, Blanche, and Little River Falls.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3438 8548 3411 8566 3378 8618 3391 8634
      3410 8605 3420 8596 3420 8584 3424 8584
      3424 8581 3426 8581 3426 8577 3436 8566
      3437 8563 3440 8563 3440 8561 3444 8558
      3449 8557 3452 8551
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 256DEG 7KT 3440 8568 3409 8592 3387 8626

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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25/Owen