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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
012 WWUS84 KBMX 302131 SPSBMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Birmingham AL 431 PM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 ALZ025-027-302200- Shelby AL-Talladega AL- 431 PM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN TALLADEGA AND EASTERN SHELBY COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM CDT... At 430 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Westover, or near Chelsea, moving south at 25 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... Sylacauga, Chelsea, Childersburg, Columbiana, Wilsonville, Talladega Springs, Vincent, Harpersville, Westover, Oak Grove, Bon Air, Fayetteville, Highland Lakes, Lay Lake, Shelby, Sylacauga Municipal Airport, Beeswax Creek Park, Alabama 4H Center, Shelby Shores, and Cedar Creek. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3340 8665 3344 8645 3313 8626 3309 8667 TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 345DEG 23KT 3333 8654 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ 40/Sizemore