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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
859 PM CDT SAT AUG 1 2026
ALZ022-020245-
PICKENS AL-
859 PM CDT SAT AUG 1 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN PICKENS COUNTY THROUGH
945 PM CDT...
AT 859 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
ETHELSVILLE, OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MILLPORT, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25
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...
GORDO, REFORM, ETHELSVILLE, OWENS, KIRK, NORTH PICKENS AIRPORT,
MCSHAN, FOREST, LUBBUB, MACEDONIA, AND SHAW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3349 8828 3353 8826 3353 8797 3350 8784
3331 8784 3323 8788 3339 8829
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 295DEG 23KT 3346 8816
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
87/GRANTHAM
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