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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
409 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2026
ALZ048-272145-
RUSSELL AL-
409 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL RUSSELL COUNTY THROUGH
445 PM CDT...
AT 409 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
SEALE, OR 12 MILES EAST OF HURTSBORO. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY
STATIONARY.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND NICKEL 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...
SEALE, RUSSELL COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX, UCHEE CREEK, FORT MITCHELL,
FORT MITCHELL ACTIVITY CENTER, AND HATCHECHUBBE.
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.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3234 8501 3233 8501 3232 8500 3211 8514
3224 8540 3240 8524 3235 8500
TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 040DEG 1KT 3230 8522
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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