Special Weather Statement 01/05/2025 20:17 for Alabama areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued January 5 at 10:17PM CST by NWS Birmingham AL
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
January 5, 2025 - 8:17pm
Expires: 
January 5, 2025 - 9:00pm
Description: 
At 1017 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near York, moving east at 55 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... Livingston, York, Cuba, Epes, Boyd, The University Of West Alabama, Bluffport, Coatopa, Dug Hill, Kinterbish, Old Mallard Airport, Belmont, Sumterville, Lilita, McDowell, Bellamy, I 20 Welcome Center At Cuba, Ward, and Payneville.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Sumter
Forcast Office: 
NWS Birmingham AL