Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
674 WWUS84 KBMX 182231 SPSBMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Birmingham AL 531 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024 ALZ031>034-182300- Greene AL-Hale AL-Bibb AL-Perry AL- 531 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN PERRY...CENTRAL GREENE...NORTHERN HALE AND SOUTHWESTERN BIBB COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM CDT... At 531 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Low Gap to near Eutaw. Movement was southeast at 20 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... Brent, Eutaw, Moundville, Akron, Low Gap, Walden Quarters, Mertz, Sawyerville, Wedgeworth, Evansville, Selden Lock And Dam, Moundville Airport, Phipps, Eutaw Municipal Airport, Clinton, Elliots Creek, I 20 Rest Area Near Eutaw, Harper Hill, Wateroak, and Ellards. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3293 8807 3301 8755 3301 8734 3281 8704 3269 8790 TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 306DEG 18KT 3297 8742 3288 8796 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ 25/Owen