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WWUS54 KBMX 270117
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
717 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
ALC009-270145-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-260227T0145Z/
BLOUNT AL-
717 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CST
FOR NORTHEASTERN BLOUNT COUNTY...
AT 716 PM CST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BLOUNTSVILLE,
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS MAY 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, BROOKSVILLE, FOWLER SPRING, CHAMBLEES MILL, 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 3415 8635 3410 8630 3405 8633 3399 8633
3394 8637 3393 8632 3391 8635 3406 8668
3409 8666 3412 8663 3412 8660 3419 8655
3420 8655 3421 8654 3419 8646
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 292DEG 27KT 3411 8651
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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