Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL
520 WWUS84 KHUN 052314 SPSHUN Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Huntsville AL 614 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024 ALZ008>010-060000- Marshall AL-DeKalb AL-Jackson AL- 614 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN MARSHALL...SOUTH CENTRAL JACKSON AND WEST CENTRAL DEKALB COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM CDT... At 614 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Geraldine, or 9 miles east of Guntersville, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Scottsboro, Guntersville, Rainsville, Sylvania, Fyffe, Hollywood, Powell, Geraldine, Section, and Dutton. 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. && LAT...LON 3428 8608 3438 8626 3473 8604 3457 8577 TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 214DEG 17KT 3440 8613 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ RSB