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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1246 PM CDT TUE AUG 11 2026
ALZ020-111815-
CHEROKEE AL-
1246 PM CDT TUE AUG 11 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL CHEROKEE COUNTY
THROUGH 115 PM CDT...
AT 1246 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
BLANCHE, OR NEAR LITTLE RIVER CANYON NATIONAL PRESERVE, MOVING EAST
AT 5 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...
BLANCHE, BROOMTOWN, AND FULLERTON.
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 3436 8548 3425 8545 3432 8565 3439 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 1746Z 288DEG 6KT 3433 8555
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
87/GRANTHAM
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