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At 548 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Childersburg, moving southwest at 10 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... Sylacauga, Childersburg, Wilsonville, Vincent, Harpersville, Oak Grove, Bon Air, Sylacauga Municipal Airport, Varnons, and Mignon. This includes US Highway 280 between mile markers 28 and 41. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Where it happened
Shelby; Talladega · 33.278°, -86.364°
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- Shelby; Talladega
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At 548 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Childersburg, moving southwest at 10 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... Sylacauga, Childersburg, Wilsonville, Vincent, Harpersville, Oak Grove, Bon Air, Sylacauga Municipal Airport, Varnons, and Mignon. This includes US Highway 280 between mile markers 28 and 41. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.