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WWUS84 KHUN 082142
SPSHUN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
442 PM CDT SAT AUG 8 2026
ALZ001>003-082230-
LAUDERDALE AL-FRANKLIN AL-COLBERT AL-
442 PM CDT SAT AUG 8 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL LAUDERDALE
COLBERT AND NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM CDT...
AT 442 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES SOUTH OF CHEROKEE, MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FLORENCE, MUSCLE SHOALS, RUSSELLVILLE, SHEFFIELD, TUSCUMBIA,
CHEROKEE, LITTLEVILLE, LEIGHTON, POSEY LOOP, AND NORTHWEST ALABAMA
REGIONAL AIRPORT.
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 3453 8812 3487 8799 3480 8745 3449 8760
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 275DEG 15KT 3466 8792
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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