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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 11:55 PM May. 3, 2025 – National Weather Service
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 221 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ALABAMA BARBOUR BULLOCK CHAMBERS ELMORE LEE LOWNDES MACON MONTGOMERY PIKE RANDOLPH RUSSELL TALLAPOOSA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDER CITY, AUBURN, EUFAULA, FORT DEPOSIT, LANETT, LOWNDESBORO, MILLBROOK, MONTGOMERY, OPELIKA, PHENIX CITY, ROANOKE, TROY, TUSKEGEE, UNION SPRINGS, VALLEY, AND WETUMPKA.
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 11:12 PM May. 3, 2025 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT RANDOLPH...TALLAPOOSA...CHAMBERS AND SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM CDT... At 611 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Woodland to near New Site. Movement was southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea 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... Graham, Dickert, Jacksons' Gap, Tennant, Cusseta, Sturkie, Horseshoe Bend, Trammel Crossroads, Roanoke Municipal Airport, Buffalo, Mellow Valley, Hillabee Creek, Lakeview, White Plains, Lanett Municipal Airport, Blue Creek Marina, Huguley, Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, Fairfax, and Five Points. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for east central Alabama. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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