Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
423 WWUS84 KBMX 182059 SPSBMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Birmingham AL 359 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024 ALZ023-032-182145- Hale AL-Tuscaloosa AL- 359 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA AND NORTHEASTERN HALE COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM CDT... At 359 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Shelton State Community College, or 9 miles southwest of Northport, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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... Southern Tuscaloosa, Moundville, Shelton State Community College, Englewood, Little Sandy, Maxwell, Phipps, Taylorville, Fosters Boat Landing, Hull, Palmore Park, Mound State Park, Duncanville, Fosters, and Elliots Creek. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3323 8769 3308 8731 3300 8737 3300 8742 3294 8742 3286 8749 3308 8780 TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 302DEG 21KT 3312 8768 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ 12/Robinson