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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1013 AM CDT MON AUG 24 2026
ALZ039-241600-
MARENGO AL-
1013 AM CDT MON AUG 24 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN MARENGO COUNTY THROUGH
1100 AM CDT...
AT 1012 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
MILLER, OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF LINDEN, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SWEET WATER, WAYNE, SURGINER, MILLER, SHAWNEE, DIXONS MILL, MAGNOLIA,
VINELAND, CALVARY, HALF ACRE, OCTAGON, AND CLAYHILL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3228 8787 3220 8754 3213 8755 3213 8762
3201 8762 3200 8763 3200 8767 3199 8767
3199 8781 3218 8800
TIME...MOT...LOC 1512Z 294DEG 6KT 3217 8783
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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