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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
516 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2026
ALZ017-018-212300-
ETOWAH AL-BLOUNT AL-
516 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN BLOUNT AND NORTHWESTERN
ETOWAH COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM CDT...
AT 516 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SNEAD TO CLEVELAND. THESE
STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.
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...
ONEONTA, BLOUNTSVILLE, CLEVELAND, ALTOONA, SNEAD, SUSAN MOORE, WALNUT
GROVE, ALLGOOD, FAIRVIEW, NECTAR, ROSA, MCLARTY, HIGHLAND LAKE,
EASLEY, CHAMBLEES MILL, GALLANT, FOWLER SPRING, AND HENDRIX.
THIS INCLUDES US HIGHWAY 278 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 103 AND 116.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3410 8630 3414 8624 3397 8624 3397 8625
3399 8627 3398 8629 3393 8633 3386 8651
3403 8672 3403 8670 3405 8671 3406 8670
3405 8668 3407 8669 3412 8663 3404 8653
3421 8642
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 311DEG 3KT 3411 8638 3401 8658
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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