Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 28 at 9:01PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 28, 2026 - 7:01pm
Expires:
April 28, 2026 - 7:45pm
Description:
At 900 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Cooksville, or 15 miles southwest of Aliceville, moving east at 40
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Eutaw, Union, Gainesville, New West Greene, Mantua, Panola, Jena,
West Greene, Benevola, Geiger, Snoddy, Warsaw, New Mount Hebron,
Eutaw Municipal Airport, Clinton, Pleasant Ridge, Cochrane, Lewiston,
and I 20 Rest Area Near Eutaw.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
west central Alabama.
Area Description:
Pickens; Sumter; Greene
Forcast Office:
NWS Birmingham AL