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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
541 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025
ALZ011-012-190030-
MARION AL-LAMAR AL-
541 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN MARION AND NORTHERN
LAMAR COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM CST...
AT 540 PM CST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
SMITHVILLE MISSISSIPPI, OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF AMORY, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 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...
HAMILTON, HACKLEBURG, DETROIT, WESTON, HENSON SPRINGS, SHOTTSVILLE,
PEARCES MILL, RANKIN FITE AIRPORT, BYRD, BEXAR, PIGEYE, MARION COUNTY
PUBLIC LAKE, AND PIKEVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR NORTHWESTERN
AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3432 8818 3431 8784 3404 8779 3395 8822
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 244DEG 37KT 3404 8833
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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