Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
169 WWUS84 KBMX 190027 SPSBMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Birmingham AL 727 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024 ALZ035-041-043-044-190115- Chilton AL-Autauga AL-Montgomery AL-Elmore AL- 727 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN AUTAUGA... SOUTHWESTERN ELMORE...SOUTHEASTERN CHILTON AND NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM CDT... At 727 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Deatsville, or 9 miles northwest of Millbrook, moving southeast at 30 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... Northwestern Montgomery, Prattville, Millbrook, Wetumpka, Elmore, Coosada, Deatsville, Booth, Montgomery Zoo, Vida Junction, Boylston, Bob Woodruff Lake, Autauga County Airport, Maxwell Air Force Base, Verbena, Hunter, Marbury, Alabama State University, Jordan Lake, and Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3255 8673 3277 8652 3259 8609 3232 8630 TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 294DEG 27KT 3260 8649 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ 25/Owen