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Issued: 7:02 PM May. 23, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN TALLADEGA AND SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM CDT... At 202 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Columbiana, moving northeast at 25 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... Sylacauga, Childersburg, Columbiana, Wilsonville, Talladega Springs, Harpersville, Oak Grove, Bon Air, Fayetteville, Lay Lake, Shelby, Sylacauga Municipal Airport, Beeswax Creek Park, Alabama 4H Center, Shelby Shores, Cedar Creek, Highway 145 and CR 46, Kelley Branch, Varnons, and Spring Creek. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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