Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 5 at 8:53AM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 5, 2026 - 6:53am
Expires:
July 5, 2026 - 7:45am
Description:
At 853 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Greensboro Municipal Airport, or near Greensboro,
moving northeast 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...
Marion, Greensboro, Uniontown, Akron, Newbern, Greensboro Municipal
Airport, Vaiden, Sawyerville, Heiberger, Wedgeworth, Evansville,
Perry County Correctional Center, Judson College, Radford, Morgan
Springs, Folsom, Phipps, Sprott, Harper Hill, and Vaiden Field
Airport.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
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:
Hale; Perry
Forcast Office:
NWS Birmingham AL
Sender: