Special Weather Statement 05/25/2025 18:14 for Alabama areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 25 at 8:14PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 25, 2025 - 6:14pm
Expires: 
May 25, 2025 - 7:00pm
Description: 
At 814 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Oxford Lake, or near Oxford, moving southeast at 25 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... Anniston, Oxford, Heflin, Fosters Cross Roads, Delta, Corinth, Hollis Crossroads, Choccolocco, Lake Cleburne, Dearmanville, Micaville, Chalafinnee, and Camp Sequoyah.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for east central Alabama.
Area Description: 
Calhoun; Cleburne; Clay; Randolph
Forcast Office: 
NWS Birmingham AL