Expires:202507092300;Remove:202507092300;166221 WWUS84 KBMX 092201 SPSBMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Birmingham AL 501 PM CDT Wed Jul 9 2025 ALZ018-026-092300- Etowah AL-St. Clair AL- 501 PM CDT Wed Jul 9 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT ETOWAH AND NORTH CENTRAL ST. CLAIR COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM CDT... At 501 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Attalla, moving east at 30 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... Gadsden, Rainbow City, Attalla, Hokes Bluff, Glencoe, Sardis City, Steele, Altoona, Walnut Grove, Reece City, Tabor Road, Aurora, Ballplay, Gadsden Mall, Noccalula Falls, Neely Henry Lake, Southside, Alabama International Dragway, Gadsden Steam Plant, and Mountainboro. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3411 8584 3413 8580 3412 8579 3410 8580 3399 8574 3396 8574 3395 8582 3396 8584 3394 8590 3389 8622 3399 8633 3405 8633 3410 8630 3418 8619 3419 8611 3420 8610 3420 8584 TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 255DEG 25KT 3400 8617 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ 25/Owen