Alert: Concerning Wind Gusts & Hail for Portions of West Alabama
Special Weather Statement from the National Weather Service in Birmingham.
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A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA...
SOUTHEASTERN PICKENS AND NORTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM
At 214 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Benevola, or 11 miles east of Aliceville, moving east at 40 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.
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