Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
933 WWUS84 KBMX 080004 SPSBMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Birmingham AL 704 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024 ALZ043-044-080030- Montgomery AL-Elmore AL- 704 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN ELMORE AND NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM CDT... At 704 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Blue Ridge, or near Wetumpka. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Northeastern Montgomery, Wetumpka, Montgomery Zoo, Boylston, Auburn University In Montgomery, Bob Woodruff Lake, Emerald Mountain, Eastdale Mall, Mount Meigs, Blue Ridge, Lagoon Park, Gunter Air Force Base, Mitylene, Brassell, Wallsboro, Ware, and Tallapoosa Water Plant. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3232 8609 3239 8632 3261 8626 3250 8597 TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 202DEG 1KT 3246 8617 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ 25/Owen