Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
223 WWUS54 KBMX 092331 SVSBMX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Birmingham AL 631 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024 ALC075-107-100000- /O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-240510T0000Z/ Pickens AL-Lamar AL- 631 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN PICKENS AND SOUTHERN LAMAR COUNTIES... At 631 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ethelsville, or 7 miles east of Columbus, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Reform, Millport, Kennedy, Ethelsville, Owens, North Pickens Airport, McShan, Forest, Macedonia, Melborne, and Shaw. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3357 8827 3362 8795 3353 8795 3352 8794 3328 8797 3333 8830 TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 266DEG 24KT 3347 8827 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ 87/Grantham