Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
132 WWUS84 KBMX 182224 SPSBMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Birmingham AL 524 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024 ALZ027-028-036-037-182315- Tallapoosa AL-Clay AL-Talladega AL-Coosa AL- 524 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL TALLADEGA... NORTHWESTERN TALLAPOOSA...NORTHEASTERN COOSA AND SOUTHERN CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM CDT... At 524 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sylacauga, moving east at 30 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... Sylacauga, Goodwater, Stewartville, New Site, Oak Grove, Goldville, Hillabee Creek, Sycamore, Parkdale, Northern Lake Martin, Cleveland Crossroads, Sylacauga Municipal Airport, Overbrook, Gantts Quarry, Hollins, Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, Hackneyville, Horseshoe Bend, Roselle, and Millerville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3311 8641 3327 8628 3319 8567 3294 8574 TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 282DEG 27KT 3317 8622 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ 25/Owen