Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
631 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024

ALZ025-027-035-036-170000-
Chilton AL-Shelby AL-Talladega AL-Coosa AL-
631 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN TALLADEGA...
CHILTON...SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY AND NORTHWESTERN COOSA COUNTIES THROUGH
700 PM CDT...

At 630 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Pelham to near Columbiana
to near Pooles Crossroads. Movement was east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Alabaster, Sylacauga, Calera, Clanton, Columbiana, Jemison,
Wilsonville, Talladega Springs, Thorsby, Harpersville, Gap Of The
Mountain, Strickland Crossroads, Marble Valley, Fayetteville,
Mitchell Lake, Lay Lake Dam, Chilton County Motor Sports Park, Shelby
County Airport, Higgins Ferry Park, and Lay Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3280 8677 3284 8688 3323 8680 3336 8645
      3313 8630 3280 8647 3271 8664
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 264DEG 28KT 3324 8670 3310 8660 3280 8677

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

40/Sizemore