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WWUS54 KBMX 270146
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
746 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
ALC055-115-270230-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260227T0230Z/
ETOWAH AL-ST. CLAIR AL-
746 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CST
FOR CENTRAL ETOWAH AND NORTHEASTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTIES...
AT 746 PM CST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ALTOONA, OR 8
MILES WEST OF ATTALLA, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GADSDEN, RAINBOW CITY, ATTALLA, HOKES BLUFF, GLENCOE, ASHVILLE,
STEELE, ALTOONA, WALNUT GROVE, REECE CITY, GADSDEN MALL, NOCCALULA
FALLS, NEELY HENRY LAKE, SOUTHSIDE, ALABAMA INTERNATIONAL DRAGWAY,
GADSDEN STEAM PLANT, NORTHSIDE, GADSDEN WATER WORKS, RAMSEY, AND BIG
WILLS CREEK.
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 3399 8579 3395 8586 3394 8590 3391 8593
3392 8593 3391 8597 3386 8600 3387 8602
3385 8602 3384 8607 3383 8605 3381 8607
3377 8605 3391 8635 3393 8632 3394 8633
3394 8637 3399 8633 3407 8632 3413 8626
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 292DEG 27KT 3401 8625
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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