Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL

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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
448 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024

ALC009-019-055-271015-
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Blount AL-Etowah AL-Cherokee AL-
448 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM CDT
FOR EASTERN BLOUNT...ETOWAH AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES...

At 448 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 9 miles north of Cave Spring to 6 miles northwest of
Ashville, moving southeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Gadsden, Rainbow City, Oneonta, Attalla, Hokes Bluff, Centre, Cedar
Bluff, Blountsville, Cleveland, Little River Canyon National
Preserve, Forney, Centre Municipal Airport, Glencoe, Sardis City,
Steele, Leesburg, Altoona, Snead, Susan Moore, and Walnut Grove.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 AM CDT for central and
northeastern Alabama.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3452 8551 3408 8542 3389 8611 3398 8619
      3397 8625 3399 8628 3388 8635 3381 8649
      3411 8664 3412 8660 3425 8651 3426 8645
      3410 8630 3418 8619 3420 8584 3424 8584
      3426 8577 3437 8563 3449 8557 3453 8552
TIME...MOT...LOC 0948Z 331DEG 35KT 3424 8538 3388 8637

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

25/Owen