Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued September 12 at 11:15AM CDT by NWS Huntsville AL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 12, 2026 - 9:15am
Expires:
September 12, 2026 - 10:00am
Description:
At 1115 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Underwood-Petersville, or 8 miles west of Florence, moving east at 30
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, Rogersville, Killen,
Town Creek, Lexington, Leighton, and Courtland.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
If on or near Wilson 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; Lawrence
Forcast Office:
NWS Huntsville AL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov