Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued September 21 at 5:46PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 21, 2026 - 3:46pm
Expires:
September 21, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
At 546 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Oneonta, moving south at 15 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...
Springville, Odenville, Margaret, Ashville, Ragland, Steele, Highland
Lake, Whitney Junction, Alabama International Dragway, St. Clair
Springs, Caldwell, Horse Pens Forty, I 59 Rest Areas At Oneonta, and
Camp Sumatanga.
This includes Interstate 59 between mile markers 155 and 174.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Area Description:
Blount; St. Clair
Forcast Office:
NWS Birmingham AL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov