Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
280 WWUS84 KBMX 261912 SPSBMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Birmingham AL 212 PM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024 ALZ030-031-262000- Greene AL-Sumter AL- 212 PM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL GREENE AND CENTRAL SUMTER COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM CDT... At 211 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Boyd, or 7 miles northwest of Livingston, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Livingston, Eutaw, Forkland, Boligee, Gainesville, Epes, Emelle, Boyd, Allison, Walden Quarters, The University Of West Alabama, Duffys Bend, Bluffport, Thornhill, Tishabee, Sumterville, Eutaw Municipal Airport, Five Points Intersection, Payneville, and I 20 Rest Area Near Eutaw. 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. 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 3275 8837 3297 8781 3290 8777 3290 8781 3286 8783 3280 8782 3276 8787 3276 8784 3277 8783 3275 8781 3271 8783 3271 8780 3266 8779 3265 8777 3266 8775 3264 8775 3264 8781 3263 8781 3252 8839 TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 251DEG 12KT 3265 8830 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ 87/Grantham