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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
122 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026
ALC037-123-141900-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0142.000000T0000Z-260814T1900Z/
TALLAPOOSA AL-COOSA AL-
122 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN TALLAPOOSA AND EAST CENTRAL COOSA COUNTIES...
AT 122 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER KELLYTON,
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALEXANDER CITY, KELLYTON, BRADFORD, AND HATCHET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3296 8614 3304 8609 3303 8587 3291 8600
TIME...MOT...LOC 1822Z 290DEG 19KT 3297 8603
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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