Special Weather Statement 04/25/2025 17:15 for Alabama areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 25 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 25, 2025 - 5:15pm
Expires: 
April 25, 2025 - 5:45pm
Description: 
At 715 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mount Cheaha, or 9 miles northwest of Lineville, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Anniston, Coleman Lake And Campground, Choccolocco, Trickem, Lake Cleburne, Heflin, Hobson City, Corinth, Lineville, Jacksonville, Mellow Valley, West End-Cobb Town, Gunthertown, Weaver, Grant Town, Hollis Crossroads, Abernathy, Chalafinnee, Waldo, and Camp Sequoyah.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Calhoun; Cleburne; Talladega; Clay; Randolph
Forcast Office: 
NWS Birmingham AL