Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL
868 WWUS84 KHUN 182008 SPSHUN Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Huntsville AL 308 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024 ALZ009-010-182100- DeKalb AL-Jackson AL- 308 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON AND DEKALB COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM CDT... At 308 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fyffe, or near Rainsville, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 30 mph and penny size 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... Scottsboro, Fort Payne, Rainsville, Henagar, Sylvania, Fyffe, Powell, Geraldine, Section, and Ider. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3448 8558 3444 8558 3440 8561 3436 8603 3460 8608 3477 8557 3453 8551 TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 253DEG 26KT 3449 8596 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH $$