Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
107 WWUS84 KBMX 162155 SPSBMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Birmingham AL 455 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024 ALZ023-032>034-162230- Hale AL-Bibb AL-Perry AL-Tuscaloosa AL- 455 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN TUSCALOOSA...NORTH CENTRAL PERRY...NORTHEASTERN HALE AND SOUTHWESTERN BIBB COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM CDT... At 455 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Low Gap, or 10 miles southeast of Tuscaloosa, moving southeast at 15 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... Southeastern Tuscaloosa, Holt, Brookwood, Coaling, Vance, Heiberger, Lake Wildwood, Low Gap, Mertz, Mercedes Benz Of Alabama, Deerlick Creek Campgrounds, Cottondale, Peterson, Hagler, Pearson, Fleetwood, Camp Horne B.S.A., Phipps, Duncanville, and Wateroak. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 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 3296 8760 3326 8745 3326 8718 3297 8730 3281 8725 3269 8733 TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 299DEG 13KT 3306 8746 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ 40/Sizemore