Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
339 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024

ALZ038-047-202115-
Lee AL-Chambers AL-
339 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN LEE AND SOUTHERN
CHAMBERS COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM CDT...

At 338 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Oak Bowery to River View. Movement was east at
15 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...
Opelika, Valley, Cusseta, Beulah, Beans Mill, Huguley, Fairfax, River
View, Sturkie, Oak Bowery, Bleecker, Chambers County Lake, Lanett
Municipal Airport, I 85 Welcome Center At Lanett, and Mount
Jefferson.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3257 8519 3280 8558 3286 8516 3284 8515
      3283 8517 3281 8517 3278 8512 3276 8514
      3274 8511 3272 8512 3269 8512 3266 8509
      3265 8511 3263 8508 3262 8509 3260 8508
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 281DEG 12KT 3276 8545 3277 8512

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

$$

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