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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1008 PM CDT SAT AUG 1 2026
ALZ017-024-020345-
JEFFERSON AL-BLOUNT AL-
1008 PM CDT SAT AUG 1 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BLOUNT AND NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON
COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 PM CDT...
AT 1008 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR CLEVELAND TO NEAR SUMITON. MOVEMENT WAS
EAST AT 30 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...
ONEONTA, BLOUNTSVILLE, CLEVELAND, DALLAS, CLAY, PINSON, WARRIOR,
KIMBERLY, MORRIS, LOCUST FORK, ALTOONA, SUSAN MOORE, TRAFFORD,
ALLGOOD, FAIRVIEW, HAYDEN, NECTAR, ROSA, COUNTY LINE, AND BANGOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
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 3405 8633 3399 8633 3394 8637 3393 8633
3391 8635 3389 8634 3382 8643 3383 8645
3380 8652 3380 8658 3377 8658 3376 8654
3372 8654 3372 8704 3406 8668
TIME...MOT...LOC 0308Z 260DEG 28KT 3401 8660 3372 8698
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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