Special Weather Statement Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1216 AM CDT Tue Mar 26 2024
ALZ012-022-260600-
Pickens AL-Lamar AL-
1216 AM CDT Tue Mar 26 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN PICKENS AND LAMAR
COUNTIES THROUGH 100 AM CDT...
At 1216 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Steens, or near Columbus, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Vernon, Sulligent, Millport, Kennedy, Ethelsville, Blooming Grove,
Lamar County Airport, Bedford, Ashcraft Corner, Crossville, Cody,
Lamar County Public Lake, Shaw, Star, Hightogy, Forest, Macedonia,
and Melborne.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
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LAT...LON 3383 8824 3394 8795 3353 8795 3353 8790
3350 8790 3337 8829
TIME...MOT...LOC 0516Z 240DEG 38KT 3357 8836
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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25/Owen