Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
201 WWUS84 KBMX 082231 SPSBMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Birmingham AL 531 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024 ALZ038-047-082300- Lee AL-Chambers AL- 531 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN LEE AND SOUTHEASTERN CHAMBERS COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM CDT... At 531 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Beans Mill, or 7 miles northeast of Opelika. This thunderstorm was 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... Opelika, Valley, Lanett, Lakeview, Cusseta, Beulah, Beans Mill, Huguley, Fairfax, River View, Lanett Municipal Airport, I 85 Welcome Center At Lanett, and Mount Jefferson. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3272 8512 3269 8512 3259 8517 3267 8549 3294 8523 3291 8519 3286 8518 3285 8516 3284 8515 3283 8517 3281 8517 3278 8512 3276 8514 3274 8513 3274 8511 TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 283DEG 3KT 3271 8526 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ 25/Owen