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WWUS54 KBMX 270058
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
658 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
ALC009-270145-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-260227T0145Z/
BLOUNT AL-
658 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CST
FOR NORTHEASTERN BLOUNT COUNTY...
AT 657 PM CST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER HOLLY POND, OR
NEAR BLOUNTSVILLE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ONEONTA, BLOUNTSVILLE, CLEVELAND, ALTOONA, SNEAD, SUSAN MOORE, WALNUT
GROVE, ROSA, MCLARTY, STRAWBERRY, BROOKSVILLE, CHAMBLEES MILL, FOWLER
SPRING, AND HENDRIX.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER, INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS 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.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3421 8641 3410 8630 3405 8633 3399 8633
3394 8637 3393 8632 3391 8635 3403 8671
3406 8671 3405 8668 3408 8669 3409 8666
3412 8663 3412 8660 3419 8655 3420 8655
3425 8651 3426 8645
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 293DEG 30KT 3418 8662
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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