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WWUS54 KBMX 180128
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
828 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
ALC019-055-180145-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0146.000000T0000Z-260818T0145Z/
ETOWAH AL-CHEROKEE AL-
828 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN ETOWAH AND SOUTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES...
AT 828 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES EAST OF GAYLESVILLE TO NEAR TENNALA TO NEAR
GLENCOE, 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, REECE CITY, TENNALA, PLEASANT GAP,
CORNWALL FURNACE PARK, EASTERN WEISS LAKE, BALLPLAY, SLACKLAND,
GADSDEN MALL, NOCCALULA FALLS, BALL FLAT, MOSHAT, AND WESTERN WEISS
LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3409 8610 3416 8572 3431 8548 3397 8540
3396 8549 3394 8550 3397 8574 3393 8574
3396 8584 3394 8590 3391 8590 3391 8593
TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 320DEG 29KT 3423 8541 3405 8564 3397 8594
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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