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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
612 PM CDT SAT MAY 3 2025
ALZ028-029-037-038-040015-
TALLAPOOSA AL-CLAY AL-RANDOLPH AL-CHAMBERS AL-
612 PM CDT SAT MAY 3 2025
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT RANDOLPH...TALLAPOOSA
CHAMBERS
AND SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM CDT...
AT 611 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR WOODLAND TO NEAR NEW SITE. MOVEMENT WAS
SOUTHEAST 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...
GRAHAM, DICKERT, JACKSONS' GAP, TENNANT, CUSSETA, STURKIE, HORSESHOE
BEND, TRAMMEL CROSSROADS, ROANOKE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BUFFALO, MELLOW
VALLEY, HILLABEE CREEK, LAKEVIEW, WHITE PLAINS, LANETT MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT, BLUE CREEK MARINA, HUGULEY, HORSESHOE BEND NATIONAL MILITARY
PARK, FAIRFAX, AND FIVE POINTS.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3275 8514 3272 8570 3275 8596 3277 8596
3276 8600 3293 8595 3340 8569 3347 8530
3286 8519 3285 8516 3281 8517 3278 8512
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 297DEG 21KT 3336 8536 3296 8578
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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