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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
309 WWUS84 KBMX 162331 SPSBMX 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