Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
414 PM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025

ALZ013-023-182200-
Fayette AL-Tuscaloosa AL-
414 PM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA AND
EASTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM CDT...

At 414 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Samantha, or 17 miles southeast of Fayette, moving northeast at 25
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...
Berry, Boley Springs, Bankston, Samantha, Binion Creek Landing, Stone
Wall, Whitson, Moores Bridge, Windham Springs, Fayette County Public
Lake, New Lexington, Fowlers Crossroads, Wiley, and Lake Tuscaloosa.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3384 8766 3377 8753 3369 8752 3369 8742
      3360 8742 3360 8737 3359 8737 3359 8732
      3358 8732 3331 8767 3343 8784 3352 8784
      3353 8786
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 224DEG 22KT 3349 8766

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

25/Owen