Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
318 WWUS84 KBMX 182319 SPSBMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Birmingham AL 619 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024 ALZ037-038-190000- Tallapoosa AL-Chambers AL- 619 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN TALLAPOOSA AND SOUTHWESTERN CHAMBERS COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM CDT... At 619 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over New Site, or 8 miles northeast of Alexander City, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Alexander City, Dadeville, Camp Hill, Lafayette, La Fayette, Jacksons` Gap, New Site, Waverly, Goldville, Hillabee Creek, Northern Lake Martin, Sturkie, Penton, Trammel Crossroads, Ridge Grove, Buffalo, West Chambers, Eastern Lake Martin, Daviston, and Horseshoe Bend National Military Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3273 8553 3274 8557 3273 8561 3271 8561 3271 8564 3293 8600 3311 8575 3311 8567 3294 8531 TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 303DEG 23KT 3299 8581 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ 12/Robinson