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

ALZ023-024-034-182230-
Bibb AL-Jefferson AL-Tuscaloosa AL-
450 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA...NORTH
CENTRAL BIBB AND SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM
CDT...

At 450 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Samantha, or 15 miles north of Northport, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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...
Hueytown, Pleasant Grove, Lake View, Brookwood, Vance, Woodstock,
North Johns, Tannehill Ironworks State Park, Bull City, Abernant,
Samantha, Concord, Bankhead Lock And Dam, Binion Creek Landing, North
Bibb, Lake Tuscaloosa, East Brookwood, Windham Springs, Lake Nicol,
and Green Pond.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3357 8758 3353 8732 3351 8732 3351 8727
      3352 8727 3352 8724 3348 8698 3315 8711
      3336 8765
TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 286DEG 36KT 3346 8752

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

12/Robinson