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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
447 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
 

ALZ018>020-192215-
Calhoun AL-Etowah AL-Cherokee AL-
447 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL CALHOUN...
NORTHEASTERN ETOWAH AND SOUTHWESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM
CDT...

At 447 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Reece City, or near Gadsden, moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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...
Gadsden, Hokes Bluff, Centre, Glencoe, Leesburg, Reece City, Tennala,
Ballplay, Slackland, Noccalula Falls, Ball Flat, Western Weiss Lake,
Gadsden Steam Plant, Crudup, Keener, Black Creek, Northside, Gadsden
Water Works, Wilsonia, and Reaves.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 3413 8564 3388 8577 3403 8606 3420 8597
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 293DEG 13KT 3408 8594 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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25/Owen