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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Birmingham AL

521 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025

 

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Tuscaloosa AL-

521 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT TUSCALOOSA COUNTY THROUGH 615 AM

CDT...



At 520 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near

Gordo, moving east at 50 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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...

Lake Tuscaloosa, Englewood, Northport, Samantha, Maxwell, Brookwood,

McFarland Mall, Caffee Junction, Echola, Lake Lurleen State Park,

Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, Tuscaloosa Regional Airport, Oliver Lock And

Dam, Lake Tuscaloosa Dam, Lake Wildwood, Fleetwood, Coker, Buhl, Camp

Horne B.S.A., and Taylorville.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM CDT for

central and west central Alabama.



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LAT...LON 3343 8784 3343 8728 3339 8723 3337 8723

      3334 8718 3331 8716 3331 8713 3329 8712

      3328 8707 3325 8707 3322 8710 3324 8714

      3322 8717 3319 8720 3313 8720 3313 8728

      3307 8732 3308 8783

TIME...MOT...LOC 1020Z 273DEG 43KT 3325 8783 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN

MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH



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86/Martin