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WWUS54 KBMX 180118
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
818 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
ALC019-055-180145-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0146.000000T0000Z-260818T0145Z/
ETOWAH AL-CHEROKEE AL-
818 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN ETOWAH AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES...
AT 818 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR GAYLESVILLE TO TENNALA TO NEAR REECE CITY, MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 35 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, FORNEY, CENTRE
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GLENCOE, LEESBURG, REECE CITY, GAYLESVILLE,
TENNALA, CHEROKEE ROCK VILLAGE, PLEASANT GAP, CORNWALL FURNACE PARK,
EASTERN WEISS LAKE, BALLPLAY, SLACKLAND, GADSDEN MALL, AND WESTERN
WEISS LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3414 8614 3419 8579 3442 8550 3397 8540
3396 8549 3394 8550 3397 8574 3393 8574
3396 8584 3394 8590 3391 8590 3391 8593
TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 326DEG 30KT 3428 8546 3410 8569 3413 8606
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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