Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
182 WWUS84 KBMX 182113 SPSBMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Birmingham AL 413 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024 ALZ012-013-022-023-182200- Fayette AL-Pickens AL-Tuscaloosa AL-Lamar AL- 413 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA... NORTHEASTERN PICKENS...SOUTHERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHEASTERN LAMAR COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM CDT... At 413 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Belk to near Ashcraft Corner to near Reform. Movement was east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Fayette, Gordo, Reform, Kennedy, Belk, Ashcraft Corner, Samantha, Lake Lurleen State Park, Binion Creek Landing, Stone Wall, Moores Bridge, North Pickens Airport, McShan, Buhl, Fayette County Public Lake, New Lexington, Tierce Pattton Bridge, Kirk, Echola, and Lubbub. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3360 8748 3337 8757 3319 8778 3338 8817 3352 8802 3370 8793 TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 288DEG 26KT 3362 8789 3350 8795 3340 8807 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ 12/Robinson