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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1206 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
ALC107-160545-
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PICKENS AL-
1206 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT
FOR PICKENS COUNTY...
AT 1206 AM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM ASHCRAFT CORNER TO NEAR PRAIRIE POINT, MOVING EAST AT
60 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALICEVILLE, GORDO, REFORM, CARROLLTON, PICKENSVILLE, ETHELSVILLE,
MEMPHIS, MCMULLEN, BENEVOLA, JOHNSTON LAKE, BEVILL LOCK AND DAM,
GARDEN, ASHCRAFT CORNER, DILLBURG, SHAW, GEORGE DOWNER AIRPORT, KIRK,
GAINESVILLE LAKE CAMPGROUND, NORTH PICKENS AIRPORT, AND MCSHAN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
ALABAMA.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3336 8830 3353 8814 3353 8784 3315 8784
3312 8793 3308 8797 3306 8804 3304 8804
3305 8807 3303 8810 3304 8814 3300 8817
3299 8834
TIME...MOT...LOC 0506Z 269DEG 50KT 3353 8791 3308 8842
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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