Special Weather Statement 05/27/2025 12:24 for Alabama areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 27 at 2:24PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 27, 2025 - 12:24pm
Expires: 
May 27, 2025 - 1:15pm
Description: 
At 223 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from River View to near Hurtsboro. Movement was east at 45 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... Phenix City, Valley, Hurtsboro, Smiths, Smiths Station, Beulah, Uchee, Beans Mill, River View, Bleecker, Russell County Sports Complex, Seale, Fairfax, Ladonia, Griffen Mill, Huguley, I 85 Welcome Center At Lanett, Uchee Creek, Monterey Heights, and Hatchechubbe.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for southeastern and east central Alabama.
Area Description: 
Chambers; Lee; Russell
Forcast Office: 
NWS Birmingham AL