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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
315 PM CDT Tue Jul 7 2026
 
ALZ018-026-072100-
Etowah AL-St. Clair AL-
315 PM CDT Tue Jul 7 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN ETOWAH AND NORTHEASTERN
ST. CLAIR COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM CDT...

At 314 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Oneonta, moving east at 25 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...
Gadsden, Rainbow City, Attalla, Ashville, Sardis City, Steele,
Altoona, Walnut Grove, Reece City, Aurora, Noccalula Falls, Neely
Henry Lake, Southside, Whitney Junction, Alabama International
Dragway, Howelton, Mountainboro, Gallant, Gadsden Municipal Airport,
and Rockledge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 3420 8605 3390 8601 3386 8635 3388 8635
      3389 8634 3391 8635 3393 8632 3394 8633
      3394 8636 3395 8636 3399 8633 3405 8633
      3410 8630 3418 8619 3419 8611 3420 8610
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 262DEG 22KT 3396 8638 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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