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AL WFO BIRMINGHAM Warnings, Watches, and Advisories

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WFO BIRMINGHAM Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, February 20, 2019

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Birmingham AL

1215 PM CST WED FEB 20 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN WALKER...

NORTHEASTERN TUSCALOOSA AND SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL

1245 PM CST...

At 1214 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over

Bull City, or 15 miles west of Hueytown, moving northeast at 75 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...

Southwestern Birmingham, Bessemer, Hueytown, Fairfield, Pleasant

Grove, Midfield, Adamsville, Brighton, Lipscomb, Lake View,

Brookwood, Sylvan Springs, Mulga, Maytown, West Jefferson, North

Johns, Bull City, Abernant, Splash Adventure and Concord.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

LAT...LON 3320 8732 3349 8738 3369 8706 3337 8687

TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 238DEG 63KT 3339 8725

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN WALKER...

NORTHEASTERN TUSCALOOSA AND SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL

1245 PM CST...

At 1214 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over

Bull City, or 15 miles west of Hueytown, moving northeast at 75 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...

Southwestern Birmingham, Bessemer, Hueytown, Fairfield, Pleasant

Grove, Midfield, Adamsville, Brighton, Lipscomb, Lake View,

Brookwood, Sylvan Springs, Mulga, Maytown, West Jefferson, North

Johns, Bull City, Abernant, Splash Adventure and Concord.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

LAT...LON 3320 8732 3349 8738 3369 8706 3337 8687

TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 238DEG 63KT 3339 8725

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN WALKER...

NORTHEASTERN TUSCALOOSA AND SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL

1245 PM CST...

At 1214 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over

Bull City, or 15 miles west of Hueytown, moving northeast at 75 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...

Southwestern Birmingham, Bessemer, Hueytown, Fairfield, Pleasant

Grove, Midfield, Adamsville, Brighton, Lipscomb, Lake View,

Brookwood, Sylvan Springs, Mulga, Maytown, West Jefferson, North

Johns, Bull City, Abernant, Splash Adventure and Concord.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

LAT...LON 3320 8732 3349 8738 3369 8706 3337 8687

TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 238DEG 63KT 3339 8725

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for...

Northwestern Choctaw County in southwestern Alabama...

* Until 315 PM CST.

* At 1214 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms with heavy

rain will move across northwestern Choctaw County over the next

couple of hours. 1 to 3 inches of rain is possible and this will

likely cause some minor flooding in the advisory area.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...

Lisman and Yantley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flood Advisory means river or stream flows are elevated, or ponding

of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.

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