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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
841 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024

ALZ037-038-047-091430-
Lee AL-Tallapoosa AL-Chambers AL-
841 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN LEE...EAST CENTRAL
TALLAPOOSA AND SOUTHERN CHAMBERS COUNTIES THROUGH 930 AM CDT...

At 841 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Waverly, or near Camp Hill, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Opelika, Valley, Lanett, Camp Hill, La Fayette, Waverly, Cusseta,
Chambers County Lake, Beulah, Beans Mill, Huguley, Fairfax, River
View, Sturkie, Oak Bowery, West Chambers, Lanett Municipal Airport, I
85 Welcome Center At Lanett, Mount Jefferson, and Bartletts Ferry
Dam.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3267 8566 3284 8566 3291 8519 3286 8518
      3286 8516 3285 8515 3283 8517 3281 8517
      3278 8512 3276 8514 3274 8513 3274 8511
      3272 8512 3270 8512 3267 8509 3265 8509
TIME...MOT...LOC 1341Z 267DEG 34KT 3276 8555

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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