Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued September 5 at 6:42PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 5, 2026 - 4:42pm
Expires:
September 5, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
At 642 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Fruithurst, or 9 miles northeast of Heflin, moving south at 15 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...
Heflin, Ranburne, Fruithurst, Edwardsville, Muscadine, Abernathy,
Hollis Crossroads, Sweetwater Lake, Coleman Lake And Campground,
Trickem, Lake Cleburne, I 20 Welcome Center, and Micaville.
This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 197 and 214.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Cleburne
Forcast Office:
NWS Birmingham AL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov