Special Weather Statement 01/05/2025 18:02 for Alabama areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued January 5 at 8:02PM CST by NWS Huntsville AL
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
January 5, 2025 - 6:02pm
Expires: 
January 5, 2025 - 6:45pm
Description: 
At 801 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles north of St. Florian to near Hackleburg. Movement was east at 45 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... Florence, Muscle Shoals, Russellville, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, Moulton, Rogersville, Phil Campbell, Killen, and Town Creek.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Lauderdale; Colbert; Franklin; Lawrence; Limestone
Forcast Office: 
NWS Huntsville AL