Special Weather Statement for Shelby; St. Clair
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What is happening
At 514 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Ashville to near Westover. Movement was southeast at 20 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...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 514 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Ashville to near Westover. Movement was southeast at 20 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... Pell City, Leeds, Moody, Chelsea, Springville, Odenville, Wilsonville, Lincoln, Margaret, Ashville, Riverside, Vincent, Ragland, Harpersville, Westover, Bald Rock, Vandiver, Branchville, Harrisburg, and Greystone. This includes the following highways... Interstate 59 between mile markers 158 and 166. Interstate 20 between mile markers 144 and 164.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 5:14PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Birmingham AL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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