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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
908 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024

ALZ023-024-034-051500-
Bibb AL-Jefferson AL-Tuscaloosa AL-
908 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN TUSCALOOSA...
NORTHEASTERN BIBB AND SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 AM
CDT...

At 907 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Brookwood, or 9 miles east of Holt, moving east at 15 mph.

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...
Bessemer, Hueytown, Pleasant Grove, Lake View, Brookwood, Coaling,
Sylvan Springs, Vance, Woodstock, Mulga, Maytown, North Johns,
Tannehill Ironworks State Park, Bull City, Abernant, Splash
Adventure, Lake Wildwood, Concord, Mercedes Benz Of Alabama, and
North Bibb.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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.

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LAT...LON 3342 8747 3356 8697 3327 8696 3327 8697
      3325 8698 3325 8703 3319 8702 3319 8703
      3317 8703 3316 8698 3316 8697 3314 8697
      3313 8739
TIME...MOT...LOC 1407Z 265DEG 14KT 3323 8732

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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