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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
203 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026
ALZ015-024-121930-
WALKER AL-JEFFERSON AL-
203 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON AND
SOUTHEASTERN WALKER COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM CDT...
AT 203 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
WEST JEFFERSON, OR 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DORA, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10
MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DORA, ADAMSVILLE, GRAYSVILLE, SYLVAN SPRINGS, BROOKSIDE, MAYTOWN,
WEST JEFFERSON, CARDIFF, QUINTON, BURNWELL, GORGAS STEAM PLANT,
BELOIT, GORGAS, MILLER STEAM PLANT, BIRMINGPORT, BARNEY AND
GOODSPRINGS.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 22 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 72 AND 88.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
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.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3366 8727 3377 8711 3363 8691 3347 8710
TIME...MOT...LOC 1903Z 314DEG 9KT 3365 8713
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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