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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
555 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026

ALZ043-044-122330-
Montgomery AL-Elmore AL-
555 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN ELMORE AND NORTH
CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM CDT...

At 555 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Wetumpka, moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Northern Montgomery, Prattville, Millbrook, Wetumpka, Elmore,
Coosada, Deatsville, Montgomery Zoo, Boylston, Bob Woodruff Lake,
Emerald Mountain, Jordan Lake, Blue Ridge, Claud, Holtville, Wetumpka
Municipal Airport, Jordan Dam, Wallsboro, Ware, and Speigner.

This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 176 and 181.

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 3242 8641 3269 8641 3260 8602 3242 8601
      3242 8602 3241 8602
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 309DEG 11KT 3258 8624

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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