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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
405 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
 

ALZ017-182145-
Blount AL-
405 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN BLOUNT COUNTY
THROUGH 445 PM CDT...

At 404 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Holly Pond, or near Blountsville, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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...
Blountsville, McLarty, Brooksville, Strawberry, and Chamblees Mill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 3417 8637 3402 8670 3403 8672 3403 8670
      3405 8671 3409 8669 3408 8669 3409 8666
      3412 8664 3412 8660 3415 8659 3419 8655
      3420 8655 3423 8652 3425 8652 3426 8645
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 231DEG 19KT 3413 8666 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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40/Sizemore