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SPSTAE



Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Tallahassee FL

Issued by National Weather Service Jacksonville FL

637 PM CDT Sat May 17 2025

 

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Dale AL-Henry AL-Coffee AL-Houston AL-

637 PM CDT Sat May 17 2025



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL DALE...SOUTHWESTERN

HENRY...SOUTHEASTERN COFFEE AND NORTHWESTERN HOUSTON COUNTIES THROUGH

715 PM CDT...



At 636 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over

Newton, or near Ozark, moving east at 25 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



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

         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 

         possible.



Locations impacted include...

Daleville, Headland, Dothan, Enterprise, Fort Rucker, Ozark, Midland

City, Kinsey, Level Plains, Cowarts, Newton, Webb, Pinckard,

Clayhatchee, Grimes, Newville, Napier Field, Hunt Field, Waterford,

and Hooper Stage Field.



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 3122 8587 3145 8586 3151 8521 3122 8530

TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 272DEG 20KT 3138 8558 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



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