Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
223 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

ALZ022-030-310900-
Pickens AL-Sumter AL-
223 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN PICKENS AND
NORTHWESTERN SUMTER COUNTIES THROUGH 300 AM CST...

At 223 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Prairie Point to near Paulette to near De
Kalb. Movement was northeast at 50 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...
Aliceville, Carrollton, Pickensville, Memphis, McMullen, Garden,
Panola, Bevill Lock And Dam, Geiger, Gainesville Lake Campground,
Warsaw, Dillburg, George Downer Airport, Owens, and Cochrane.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3327 8831 3335 8799 3310 8806 3304 8810
      3304 8815 3303 8814 3301 8817 3299 8817
      3296 8816 3295 8817 3296 8819 3294 8817
      3294 8820 3292 8821 3291 8819 3282 8825
      3278 8837
TIME...MOT...LOC 0823Z 247DEG 44KT 3319 8840 3295 8846 3272 8869

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

$$

32/JDavis