Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
250 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025

ALZ027-028-036-132030-
Clay AL-Talladega AL-Coosa AL-
250 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN TALLADEGA...COOSA AND
SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM CDT...

At 249 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Bon Air to near
Mitchell Lake. Movement was southeast at 20 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...
Sylacauga, Childersburg, Goodwater, Rockford, Kellyton, Weogufka,
Stewartville, Oak Grove, Bon Air, Hanover, Lyle, Dollar, Bradford,
Cottage Grove, Strickland Crossroads, Bentleyville, Moriah, Hatchet,
Nixburg, and Mitchell Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3280 8601 3287 8648 3291 8649 3291 8650
      3334 8630 3328 8600
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 293DEG 19KT 3330 8627 3289 8651

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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