Expires:202408182200;Remove:202408182200;068171 WWUS84 KBMX 182121 SPSBMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Birmingham AL 421 PM CDT Sun Aug 18 2024 ALZ022-023-031-182200- Greene AL-Pickens AL-Tuscaloosa AL- 421 PM CDT Sun Aug 18 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA... PICKENS AND NORTHERN GREENE COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM CDT... At 421 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Gordo, moving southeast at 35 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... Aliceville, Gordo, Reform, Carrollton, Pickensville, Union, Ethelsville, McMullen, Benevola, Johnston Lake, Garden, Mantua, Jena, Knoxville, Snoddy, Dillburg, Ralph, George Downer Airport, Kirk, and Pleasant Ridge. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for west central Alabama. && LAT...LON 3349 8826 3338 8780 3301 8768 3301 8771 3299 8771 3297 8775 3298 8817 3300 8817 3300 8825 TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 331DEG 29KT 3324 8794 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ 40/Sizemore