Special Weather Statement 04/25/2025 15:26 for Alabama areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 25 at 5:26PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 25, 2025 - 3:26pm
Expires: 
April 25, 2025 - 4:00pm
Description: 
At 526 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Harpersville to near Bon Air to Talladega Springs. 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... Fayetteville, Sylacauga Municipal Airport, Winterboro, Shelby Shores, Cedar Creek, Gantts Quarry, Oak Grove, Childersburg, Bon Air, Alpine, Wilsonville, Harpersville, Sylacauga, Talladega Springs, Sycamore, Varnons, Talladega, Chandler Springs, Gaston Steam Plant, and Waldo.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Shelby; Talladega; Clay
Forcast Office: 
NWS Birmingham AL