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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1251 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
ALZ017-210630-
BLOUNT AL-
1251 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BLOUNT COUNTY
THROUGH 130 AM CDT...
AT 1251 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ROSA, OR NEAR CLEVELAND, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 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...
ONEONTA, CLEVELAND, ALTOONA, SUSAN MOORE, ALLGOOD, FAIRVIEW, NECTAR,
ROSA, HIGHLAND LAKE, EASLEY, AND HENDRIX.
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 3406 8633 3399 8633 3396 8635 3394 8637
3394 8633 3393 8632 3391 8635 3389 8634
3386 8639 3383 8641 3396 8663 3412 8653
TIME...MOT...LOC 0551Z 297DEG 15KT 3401 8651
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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