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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
914 PM CDT SAT AUG 1 2026
ALZ037-020245-
TALLAPOOSA AL-
914 PM CDT SAT AUG 1 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN TALLAPOOSA COUNTY
THROUGH 945 PM CDT...
AT 914 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ALEXANDER CITY, MOVING 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...
ALEXANDER CITY, JACKSONS' GAP, NEW SITE, HILLABEE CREEK, AND NORTHERN
LAKE MARTIN.
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 3291 8596 3299 8598 3303 8578 3290 8575
TIME...MOT...LOC 0214Z 255DEG 8KT 3295 8592
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
87/GRANTHAM
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