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WWUS54 KBMX 180109
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
809 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
ALC019-055-180145-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0146.000000T0000Z-260818T0145Z/
ETOWAH AL-CHEROKEE AL-
809 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN ETOWAH AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES...
AT 809 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SUMMERVILLE TO NOCCALULA FALLS,
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GADSDEN, PIEDMONT, HOKES BLUFF, CENTRE, CEDAR BLUFF, LITTLE RIVER
CANYON NATIONAL PRESERVE, FORNEY, CENTRE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GLENCOE,
SARDIS CITY, LEESBURG, REECE CITY, SAND ROCK, GAYLESVILLE, CHEROKEE
ROCK VILLAGE, PLEASANT GAP, CORNWALL FURNACE PARK, BLANCHE, EASTERN
WEISS LAKE, AND SLACKLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3397 8540 3396 8549 3394 8550 3397 8574
3393 8574 3396 8584 3394 8590 3391 8590
3391 8593 3418 8618 3419 8611 3420 8610
3420 8584 3424 8584 3426 8577 3436 8566
3437 8563 3444 8558 3449 8557 3453 8552
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 320DEG 27KT 3438 8540 3405 8600
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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