Special Weather Statement 05/27/2025 09:44 for Alabama areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 27 at 11:44AM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 27, 2025 - 9:44am
Expires: 
May 27, 2025 - 10:30am
Description: 
At 1144 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Coosa Island to Lay Lake to near Autaugaville. Movement was northeast at 40 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... Prattville, Talladega, Millbrook, Sylacauga, Pell City, Leeds, Moody, Clanton, Wetumpka, Childersburg, Columbiana, Wilsonville, Rockford, Talladega Springs, Weogufka, Stewartville, Lincoln, Riverside, Vincent, and Ragland.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Calhoun; Shelby; St. Clair; Talladega; Clay; Chilton; Coosa; Autauga; Elmore
Forcast Office: 
NWS Birmingham AL