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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
237 PM CDT THU JUL 31 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHWESTERN BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 315 PM CDT.
* AT 237 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SMITH DAM, OR
11 MILES EAST OF JASPER, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SUMITON, DORA, HAYDEN, SIPSEY, ROCKY HOLLOW, BURNWELL, SMITH DAM,
ARKADELPHIA, LYNNS PARK, SMITH LAKE, EMPIRE, SMOKE RISE,
POWELLVILLE, RICKWOOD CAVERNS, AND BOLDO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WIND, AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
ARE OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. 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.
IF ON OR NEAR SMITH LAKE, GET AWAY FROM THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS
OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER, LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 15 MILES
FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO NOT
BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3399 8715 3396 8713 3396 8711 3389 8709
3389 8701 3386 8699 3387 8693 3391 8692
3392 8689 3394 8688 3389 8676 3384 8682
3384 8688 3382 8695 3379 8697 3379 8701
3377 8702 3367 8706 3392 8726
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 301DEG 11KT 3391 8709
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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