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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
614 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025
ALZ012-022-190100-
PICKENS AL-LAMAR AL-
614 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN PICKENS AND SOUTHERN
LAMAR COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM CST...
AT 614 PM CST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
COLUMBUS, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
VERNON, GORDO, REFORM, MILLPORT, KENNEDY, ETHELSVILLE, BLOOMING
GROVE, ASHCRAFT CORNER, CROSSVILLE, CODY, NORTH PICKENS AIRPORT,
MCSHAN, SHAW, OWENS, STAR, FOREST, LUBBUB, HIGHTOGY, MACEDONIA, AND
MELBORNE.
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 WEST CENTRAL
ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3370 8825 3384 8795 3353 8795 3353 8794
3352 8784 3329 8784 3327 8831
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 244DEG 38KT 3351 8833
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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