Published on: December 20, 2007 at 1:02 PM

This often happens after a big broad rain area passes

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
102 PM CST THU DEC 20 2007

ALZ011>015-022-023-030-031-202000-
FAYETTE-GREENE-LAMAR-MARION-PICKENS-SUMTER-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON-
102 PM CST THU DEC 20 2007

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FAYETTE…GREENE…LAMAR…MARION…
PICKENS…SUMTER…TUSCALOOSA…WALKER AND WINSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 200
PM CST…

AT 102 PM CST…STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA AS THE RAIN ENDS. WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH 2 PM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE…
BRILLIANT.
WEISS.
SHAW.
DOUBLE SPRINGS.
CLEAR CREEK.
POPLAR SPRINGS.

THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES…TREE
LIMBS…AND POWERLINES. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…COMMERCIAL RADIO…OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.