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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