{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.5f1d88cfdfdaa25d66d20f808edfb8536821fa10.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued May 31 at 5:46PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-31","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.5f1d88cfdfdaa25d66d20f808edfb8536821fa10.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Birmingham AL"},"word_count":124,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued May 31 at 5:46PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Shelby; Talladega; Clay; Chilton; Coosa\n**Issued by:** NWS Birmingham AL\n**Sent:** 2026-05-31T17:46:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-31T17:46:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-31T18:30:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nAt 546 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along\na line extending from near Sycamore to near Fayetteville to near\nColumbiana. Movement was southeast at 20 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nSylacauga, Childersburg, Columbiana, Wilsonville, Goodwater,\nTalladega Springs, Weogufka, Stewartville, Oak Grove, Bon Air,\nHanover, Winterboro, Strickland Crossroads, Marble Valley,\nFayetteville, Lay Lake Dam, Sycamore, Unity, Parkdale, and Lay Lake.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building."}