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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
346 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024

ALZ012-013-022-182115-
Fayette AL-Pickens AL-Lamar AL-
346 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN PICKENS...
SOUTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHERN LAMAR COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM
CDT...

At 346 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Vernon to 6 miles northwest of Millport to near
Ethelsville. Movement was southeast at 40 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...
Fayette, Vernon, Reform, Millport, Kennedy, Belk, Ashcraft Corner,
Blooming Grove, Crossville, Cody, Stone Wall, North Pickens Airport,
Richard Arthur Field, Fayette County Public Lake, Shaw, Bevill State
College Fayette, Star, Lubbub, Hightogy, and Melborne.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3351 8828 3366 8821 3385 8814 3373 8771
      3357 8771 3352 8775 3352 8784 3343 8784
      3331 8794 3349 8828
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 293DEG 33KT 3377 8811 3364 8815 3349 8826

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

12/Robinson