Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
023 WWUS84 KBMX 190046 SPSBMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Birmingham AL 746 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024 ALZ037-041>045-047-190130- Lee AL-Tallapoosa AL-Autauga AL-Lowndes AL-Montgomery AL-Macon AL- Elmore AL- 746 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN AUTAUGA...ELMORE... NORTHWESTERN LEE...NORTHERN LOWNDES...CENTRAL MACON...SOUTHEASTERN TALLAPOOSA AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM CDT... At 745 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Still Waters Resort to Elmore to near White Hall. Movement was southeast at 35 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... Montgomery, Auburn, Prattville, Opelika, Millbrook, Tuskegee, Wetumpka, Tallassee, Notasulga, Hayneville, Milstead, Pike Road, Elmore, Coosada, Eclectic, Autaugaville, White Hall, Shorter, Franklin, and Lowndesboro. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3258 8529 3233 8588 3205 8646 3233 8685 3257 8634 3279 8583 TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 301DEG 32KT 3273 8585 3254 8628 3233 8672 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ 12/Robinson