Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
721 WWUS84 KBMX 190137 SPSBMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Birmingham AL 837 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024 ALZ045-047-190215- Lee AL-Macon AL- 837 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL LEE AND NORTHEASTERN MACON COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM CDT... At 837 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Auburn University, or near Auburn, 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... Auburn, Opelika, Notasulga, Auburn University, Beauregard, Bleecker, Griffen Mill, Tuskegee National Forest, Loachapoka, Robert G. Pitts Airport, I 85 Rest Area, Chewacla State Park, and Marvyn. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3247 8520 3247 8533 3241 8533 3241 8538 3251 8565 3269 8558 3264 8513 TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 289DEG 28KT 3259 8556 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ 25/Owen