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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
611 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2026
ALZ020-260000-
CHEROKEE AL-
611 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CHEROKEE COUNTY THROUGH 700 PM
CDT...
AT 611 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
FORT PAYNE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PENNY 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...
CENTRE, CEDAR BLUFF, LITTLE RIVER CANYON NATIONAL PRESERVE, CENTRE
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LEESBURG, SAND ROCK, GAYLESVILLE, TENNALA,
CHEROKEE ROCK VILLAGE, CORNWALL FURNACE PARK, BLANCHE, EASTERN WEISS
LAKE, WESTERN WEISS LAKE, MOSHAT, LITTLE RIVER FALLS, COLOMA, WEISS
DAM, YELLOW CREEK FALLS, FULLERTON, AND NEW MOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
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 3414 8543 3398 8561 3420 8584 3424 8584
3424 8581 3426 8581 3426 8577 3436 8566
3437 8563 3439 8562 3440 8563 3440 8561
3444 8558 3449 8557 3449 8556 3450 8556
3450 8555 3453 8552
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 308DEG 15KT 3441 8579
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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