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WWUS54 KBMX 270132
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
732 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
ALC009-270145-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-260227T0145Z/
BLOUNT AL-
732 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CST
FOR NORTHEASTERN BLOUNT COUNTY...
AT 731 PM CST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ALTOONA, OR 9
MILES NORTHEAST OF ONEONTA, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
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, CLEVELAND, ALTOONA, SNEAD, SUSAN MOORE, WALNUT GROVE, ROSA,
AND HENDRIX.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM IS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL LARGER THAN GOLF BALL SIZE. SEEK
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY 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 3402 8659
3406 8656 3418 8644
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 293DEG 30KT 3406 8636
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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