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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 3 2025
ALZ018-019-026-027-032230-
CALHOUN AL-ETOWAH AL-TALLADEGA AL-ST. CLAIR AL-
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 3 2025
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN TALLADEGA...CALHOUN
EASTERN ETOWAH AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM CDT...
AT 430 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR REECE CITY TO NEAR MOODY. MOVEMENT WAS
EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA 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...
COUNTRY CLUB ESTATES, ALPINE BAY RESORT, GADSDEN STEAM PLANT,
ANNISTON, HOKES BLUFF, WATTSVILLE, CHOCCOLOCCO, TALLADEGA
SUPERSPEEDWAY, COBB CITY, CAMP WINNATASKA, JACKSON SHOALS, ATTALLA,
GADSDEN WATER WORKS, HOBSON CITY, ALEXANDRIA, LINCOLN, TALLADEGA
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, JACKSONVILLE, WEST END-COBB TOWN, AND WELLINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3397 8574 3395 8553 3389 8553 3388 8564
3380 8559 3377 8564 3365 8564 3360 8574
3356 8575 3357 8580 3350 8585 3350 8590
3333 8598 3340 8638 3350 8638 3350 8648
3355 8648 3355 8653 3415 8598 3416 8584
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 275DEG 22KT 3410 8599 3355 8650
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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