Special Weather Statement 05/03/2025 17:14 for Alabama areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 3 at 7:14PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 3, 2025 - 5:14pm
Expires: 
May 3, 2025 - 6:30pm
Description: 
At 714 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Hardaway to near Sellers. Movement was east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Pickett, Pine Level, Sedgefield, Aberfoil, High Ridge, Dublin, Franklin Field, Meadville, Orion, Perote, Beans Crossroads, Guerryton, Union Springs, Shopton, China Grove, Three Notch, Grady, Mitchell, Currys, and Simsville.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central and southeastern Alabama.
Area Description: 
Montgomery; Bullock; Pike
Forcast Office: 
NWS Birmingham AL