Expires:202408311945;Remove:202408311945;809335 WWUS84 KBMX 311917 SPSBMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Birmingham AL 217 PM CDT Sat Aug 31 2024 ALZ020-311945- Cherokee AL- 217 PM CDT Sat Aug 31 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CHEROKEE COUNTY THROUGH 245 PM CDT... At 217 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Blanche to near Forney. These storms were nearly stationary. 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... Centre, Cedar Bluff, Centre Municipal Airport, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Forney, Gaylesville, Pleasant Gap, Cornwall Furnace Park, Blanche, Eastern Weiss Lake, Moshat, Little River Falls, Western Weiss Lake, Coloma, Fullerton, New Moon, Spring Garden, Broomtown, Howells Crossroads, and Waterhouse. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3432 8547 3401 8541 3396 8559 3430 8573 3434 8568 3436 8567 3437 8563 3439 8562 3440 8563 3440 8561 3444 8558 3449 8557 3449 8556 3450 8556 3450 8555 3453 8552 TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 191DEG 3KT 3435 8558 3407 8552 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ 86/Martin