730  
WUUS54 KBMX 022221  
SVRBMX  
ALC009-019-055-115-022330-  
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0117.250502T2221Z-250502T2330Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL  
521 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
EASTERN BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...  
ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA...  
NORTHERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...  
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA...  
 
* UNTIL 630 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 520 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR HENAGAR TO NEAR NECTAR, MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
WHITNEY JUNCTION, WEISS DAM, GADSDEN STEAM PLANT, HOKES BLUFF,  
YELLOW CREEK FALLS, ROCKLEDGE, CHEROKEE ROCK VILLAGE, SPRING  
GARDEN, FAIRVIEW, AURORA, LITTLE RIVER CANYON NATIONAL PRESERVE,  
PLEASANT GAP, CORNWALL FURNACE PARK, COBB CITY, ATTALLA, GADSDEN  
WATER WORKS, BLANCHE, EASTERN WEISS LAKE, FORNEY, AND SUSAN MOORE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3397 8540 3395 8588 3391 8590 3391 8597  
3384 8607 3377 8605 3372 8612 3369 8652  
3376 8654 3380 8658 3398 8656 3422 8642  
3410 8630 3418 8619 3420 8584 3424 8584  
3426 8577 3437 8563 3453 8552  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 272DEG 49KT 3459 8565 3400 8667  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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