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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
458 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026
ALZ037-043-122245-
ELMORE AL-TALLAPOOSA AL-
458 PM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN TALLAPOOSA AND
NORTHEASTERN ELMORE COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...
AT 458 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
KOWALIGA BRIDGE, OR 6 MILES EAST OF EQUALITY, MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ECLECTIC, KOWALIGA BRIDGE, MARTIN DAM, WESTERN LAKE MARTIN,
SOUTHERN LAKE MARTIN, EASTERN LAKE MARTIN, CENTRAL, YATES RESERVOIR
AND CLAUD.
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 3275 8612 3275 8610 3276 8601 3278 8601
3280 8591 3262 8583 3257 8611
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 346DEG 8KT 3273 8600
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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