Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued September 12 at 10:39AM CDT by NWS Huntsville AL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 12, 2026 - 8:39am
Expires:
September 12, 2026 - 9:30am
Description:
At 1039 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
J P Coleman State Park, moving east at 25 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...
Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, Cherokee, St. Florian,
Underwood-Petersville, Waterloo, Riverton, and Wright.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
If on or near Pickwick Lake, get out of the water and move indoors
or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description:
Lauderdale; Colbert
Forcast Office:
NWS Huntsville AL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov