Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
432 PM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025

ALZ036-012215-
Coosa AL-
432 PM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN COOSA COUNTY THROUGH
515 PM CDT...

At 432 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lyle, or 8 miles west of Rockford, moving east at 20 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...
Rockford, Speed, Lyle, Pentonville, Highway 9 and Highway 22, Moriah,
Cottage Grove, Nixburg, and Hissop.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3275 8612 3275 8622 3284 8644 3297 8638
      3289 8606
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 289DEG 16KT 3288 8636

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

$$

87/Grantham