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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1219 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026
ALC125-221800-
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TUSCALOOSA AL-
1219 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA COUNTY...
AT 1219 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ABERNANT, OR 16
MILES SOUTHWEST OF BESSEMER, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAKE VIEW, ABERNANT, NORTH BIBB, BUCKSVILLE, AND CAFFEE JUNCTION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN
A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3336 8721 3334 8720 3334 8718 3332 8718
3332 8716 3331 8716 3331 8713 3329 8712
3329 8709 3328 8707 3323 8712 3324 8712
3324 8714 3320 8719 3324 8727
TIME...MOT...LOC 1719Z 221DEG 21KT 3324 8720
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
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