Special Weather Statement issued September 7 at 2:30PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL

Chilton; Coosa

Urgency: Expected

Certainty: Observed

Onset: 9/7/2026, 7:30:00 PM

Expires: 9/7/2026, 8:15:00 PM

Details

At 229 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Chilton County Motor Sports Park to near Gap Of The Mountain to Lay Lake Dam. Movement was south at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Clanton, Thorsby, Maplesville, Billingsley, Plecher, Mitchell Lake, Dollar, Gap Of The Mountain, Lay Lake Dam, Chilton County Motor Sports Park, Moriah, Higgins Ferry Park, Verbena, Pooles Crossroads, Lay Lake, Lomax, Paint Creek, I 65 Rest Area, Mitchell Dam, and Isabella. This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 199 and 215.

What To Do

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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Source: National Weather Service.