Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
178 WUUS54 KBMX 252233 SVRBMX ALC125-252315- /O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0063.240525T2233Z-240525T2315Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Birmingham AL 533 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024 The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama... * Until 615 PM CDT. * At 532 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Jena, or 13 miles southwest of Northport, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Tuscaloosa, Northport, Holt, Coker, University Mall, McFarland Mall, Shelton State Community College, Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, Bryant Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa Regional Airport, Englewood, Ralph, Little Sandy, Flatwoods, Maxwell, University Of Alabama Quad, Taylorville, Fosters Boat Landing, Palmore Park, and Stillman College. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. && LAT...LON 3322 8784 3332 8758 3312 8740 3302 8773 3302 8776 3311 8784 TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 245DEG 21KT 3313 8777 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ 05