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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
402 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024

ALC125-242115-
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Tuscaloosa AL-
402 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA COUNTY...

At 401 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bankhead Lock
And Dam, or 11 miles north of Holt, moving east at 15 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Brookwood, Lake Nicol, Sexton Bend, Lake Nicol Park, and Lake
Tuscaloosa.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is 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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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LAT...LON 3345 8751 3340 8727 3324 8732 3331 8754
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 282DEG 14KT 3339 8744

HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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