193  
WWUS84 KBMX 212246  
SPSBMX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL  
546 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2026  
 
ALZ017-026-212330-  
ST. CLAIR AL-BLOUNT AL-  
546 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2026  
 
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BLOUNT AND NORTHERN  
ST. CLAIR COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM CDT...  
 
AT 546 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG  
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR ONEONTA, MOVING SOUTH AT 15 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...  
SPRINGVILLE, ODENVILLE, MARGARET, ASHVILLE, RAGLAND, STEELE, HIGHLAND  
LAKE, WHITNEY JUNCTION, ALABAMA INTERNATIONAL DRAGWAY, ST. CLAIR  
SPRINGS, CALDWELL, HORSE PENS FORTY, I 59 REST AREAS AT ONEONTA, AND  
CAMP SUMATANGA.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 59 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 155 AND 174.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3398 8619 3397 8618 3372 8614 3367 8647  
3388 8644 3394 8635 3394 8633 3399 8628  
3399 8627 3397 8627 3397 8625 3399 8622  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 351DEG 14KT 3393 8636  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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