041  
WUUS54 KBMX 032113  
SVRBMX  
ALC019-032200-  
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0123.250503T2113Z-250503T2200Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL  
413 PM CDT SAT MAY 3 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA...  
 
* UNTIL 500 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 412 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR IDER TO NEAR FORT PAYNE TO NEAR FYFFE, MOVING  
EAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
BROOMTOWN, LITTLE RIVER CANYON NATIONAL PRESERVE, FULLERTON,  
BLANCHE, NEW MOON, GAYLESVILLE, CHESTERFIELD, LITTLE RIVER FALLS,  
LITTLE RIVER CANYON NP, AND WESTERN WEISS LAKE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING WIND  
DAMAGE ACROSS DEKALB COUNTY. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY  
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!  
 
LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WIND, AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING  
ARE OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING  
IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR  
THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3452 8551 3423 8545 3422 8545 3430 8573  
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 2112Z 281DEG 31KT 3473 8560 3454 8568 3440 8583  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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