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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
246 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026
 
ALZ012-013-022-023-092015-
Fayette AL-Pickens AL-Tuscaloosa AL-Lamar AL-
246 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA...
NORTHEASTERN PICKENS...SOUTHERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHEASTERN LAMAR
COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM CDT...

At 246 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ashcraft Corner, or 9 miles south of Fayette, moving east at 30 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...
Fayette, Millport, Berry, Kennedy, Belk, Ashcraft Corner, Stone Wall,
Moores Bridge, Lubbub, Shaw, Fayette County Public Lake, and New
Lexington.

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 3348 8812 3371 8791 3364 8752 3334 8777
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 281DEG 26KT 3356 8783 

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

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