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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
501 PM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026
ALZ012-022-312300-
PICKENS AL-LAMAR AL-
501 PM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN PICKENS AND SOUTHERN
LAMAR COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM CDT...
AT 501 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR COLUMBUS AFB TO NEAR ETHELSVILLE. MOVEMENT
WAS EAST AT 10 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...
VERNON, MILLPORT, KENNEDY, ETHELSVILLE, ASHCRAFT CORNER, BEDFORD,
LAMAR COUNTY PUBLIC LAKE, SHAW, STAR, HIGHTOGY, FOREST, MACEDONIA,
AND MELBORNE.
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 3382 8824 3383 8823 3357 8795 3353 8795
3353 8790 3347 8784 3335 8830
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 250DEG 11KT 3364 8846 3341 8813
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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