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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
558 PM CDT SAT JUL 11 2026
ALZ018-112330-
ETOWAH AL-
558 PM CDT SAT JUL 11 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL ETOWAH COUNTY THROUGH 630
PM CDT...
AT 558 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER RAINBOW CITY, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 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...
GADSDEN, RAINBOW CITY, ATTALLA, HOKES BLUFF, GLENCOE, STEELE, REECE
CITY, GADSDEN MALL, NOCCALULA FALLS, NEELY HENRY LAKE, SOUTHSIDE,
GADSDEN STEAM PLANT, BIG WILLS CREEK, CRUDUP, GADSDEN MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT, NORTHSIDE, AND GADSDEN WATER WORKS.
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 3401 8579 3391 8593 3392 8593 3391 8597
3389 8597 3389 8599 3387 8600 3387 8602
3385 8602 3385 8605 3384 8605 3384 8606
3386 8606 3386 8609 3387 8610 3390 8611
3390 8613 3393 8617 3395 8617 3413 8599
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 212DEG 9KT 3391 8608
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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