Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL
683 WWUS84 KHUN 091134 SPSHUN Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Huntsville AL 634 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024 ALZ001>004-091215- Lawrence AL-Lauderdale AL-Franklin AL-Colbert AL- 634 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL LAUDERDALE... COLBERT...NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTIES THROUGH 715 AM CDT... At 634 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Littleville, or 7 miles southwest of Tuscumbia, moving east-southeastward at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 30-40 mph and pea 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... Muscle Shoals, Russellville, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, Moulton, Town Creek, Cherokee, Littleville, Leighton, and Courtland. 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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM CDT for northwestern Alabama. && LAT...LON 3458 8804 3481 8798 3472 8717 3439 8725 TIME...MOT...LOC 1134Z 277DEG 39KT 3464 8778 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH $$ 70/DD