Expires:202507012100;Remove:202507012100;713723 WWUS84 KBMX 012019 SPSBMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Birmingham AL 319 PM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025 ALZ030>032-039-012100- Greene AL-Hale AL-Sumter AL-Marengo AL- 319 PM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MARENGO...SOUTHERN GREENE...SOUTHWESTERN HALE AND SOUTHEASTERN SUMTER COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM CDT... At 319 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Epes to Coatopa. Movement was east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Demopolis, Jefferson, Forkland, Boligee, Epes, Duffys Bend, Bluffport, Thornhill, Arcola, Coatopa, Dug Hill, Tishabee, U.S. 80 and AL 28, Belmont, Demopolis Lock And Dam, Lilita, McDowell, Bellamy, Five Points Intersection, and Birdine. 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. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3270 8772 3236 8780 3241 8815 3277 8814 TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 285DEG 16KT 3273 8809 3246 8808 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ 87/Grantham