Expires:202507042030;Remove:202507042030;878362 WWUS84 KBMX 041952 SPSBMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Birmingham AL 252 PM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025 ALZ025-027-036-042030- Shelby AL-Talladega AL-Coosa AL- 252 PM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN TALLADEGA... SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY AND NORTHWESTERN COOSA COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM CDT... At 252 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Fayetteville, or over Talladega Springs, moving west at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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... Sylacauga, Columbiana, Wilsonville, Talladega Springs, Weogufka, Fayetteville, Strickland Crossroads, Lay Lake Dam, Unity, Marble Valley, Lay Lake, Mitchell Lake, Shelby, Beeswax Creek Park, Alabama 4H Center, Cedar Creek, Shelby Shores, Highway 145 and CR 46, Paint Creek, and Kelley Branch. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. 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. && LAT...LON 3293 8651 3294 8652 3297 8652 3298 8651 3299 8651 3300 8652 3302 8652 3303 8654 3302 8656 3318 8664 3324 8635 3303 8625 TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 068DEG 6KT 3312 8640 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$