Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued March 9 at 6:57PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 9, 2026 - 4:57pm
Expires:
March 9, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description:
At 657 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Section to near Blountsville. Movement was east
at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Gadsden, Rainbow City, Oneonta, Attalla, Piedmont, Hokes Bluff,
Centre, Cedar Bluff, Blountsville, Cleveland, Little River Canyon
National Preserve, Forney, Centre Municipal Airport, Glencoe, Sardis
City, Steele, Leesburg, Altoona, Snead, and Susan Moore.
Instruction:
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.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
central, northeastern and east central Alabama.
Area Description:
Blount; Etowah; Cherokee
Forcast Office:
NWS Birmingham AL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov