Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
771 WWUS84 KBMX 091652 SPSBMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Birmingham AL 1152 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024 ALZ044-046-049-091715- Pike AL-Montgomery AL-Bullock AL- 1152 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL PIKE...WESTERN BULLOCK AND SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 1215 PM CDT... At 1152 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Pine Level, or near Meadville, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 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... Meadville, Pine Level, Shopton, Dublin, Ramer, Franklin Field, Beans Crossroads, China Grove, Currys, Simsville, High Ridge, and Carters Hill. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM CDT for south central and southeastern Alabama. && LAT...LON 3204 8627 3223 8624 3223 8580 3197 8583 TIME...MOT...LOC 1652Z 272DEG 32KT 3212 8606 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$