Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Lookout Mountain, AL ∙ Coats Bend, AL ∙ Wilsonia, AL ∙ Tidmore Bend, AL

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Birmingham AL 1118 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026 The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Etowah County in northeastern Alabama... * Until 1145 PM CDT. * At 1117 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hokes Bluff, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Gadsden, Hokes Bluff, Ballplay, Tabor Road, Wilsonia, and Black Creek. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3411 8584 3411 8583 3413 8580 3412 8579 3411 8580 3410 8580 3403 8576 3399 8590 3408 8599 3420 8588 3420 8584 TIME...MOT...LOC 0417Z 230DEG 15KT 3405 8591 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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