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WWUS84 KBMX 100250
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
950 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2026
ALZ037-038-043-047-100315-
LEE AL-TALLAPOOSA AL-ELMORE AL-CHAMBERS AL-
950 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN ELMORE
NORTHWESTERN
LEE...SOUTHEASTERN TALLAPOOSA AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES THROUGH 1015 PM
CDT...
AT 950 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR SPARKLING SPRINGS TO NEAR WIND CREEK STATE
PARK TO NEAR WELONA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 50 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...
AUBURN, OPELIKA, VALLEY, LANETT, DADEVILLE, CAMP HILL, NOTASULGA,
LAFAYETTE, LA FAYETTE, ECLECTIC, JACKSONS' GAP, WAVERLY, LAKEVIEW,
FIVE POINTS, CUSSETA, MARTIN DAM, STURKIE, TRAMMEL CROSSROADS,
BUFFALO, AND HUGULEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3260 8543 3258 8567 3260 8571 3256 8595
3275 8641 3276 8592 3311 8565 3299 8521
3286 8519 3285 8516 3281 8517 3278 8512
3276 8514 3274 8512
TIME...MOT...LOC 0250Z 290DEG 42KT 3308 8563 3286 8600 3278 8643
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
87/GRANTHAM
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