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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Huntsville AL

718 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

 

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Lauderdale AL-Colbert AL-

718 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN LAUDERDALE AND EAST

CENTRAL COLBERT COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM CDT...



At 718 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near

Killen, or 7 miles east of Muscle Shoals, moving northeast at 30 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



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

         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 

         possible.



Locations impacted include...

Muscle Shoals, Rogersville, Killen, Lexington, Leighton, Anderson,

Center Star, Kingtown, Whitehead, and Ford City.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for north central

and northwestern Alabama.



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LAT...LON 3486 8721 3479 8733 3480 8736 3480 8742

      3478 8743 3476 8742 3473 8743 3468 8751

      3478 8764 3500 8747 3500 8744

TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 224DEG 24KT 3479 8752 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



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