{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.b380aecf146e13f8044977785a341b60c5b63868.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued June 9 at 5:59PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-06-09","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.b380aecf146e13f8044977785a341b60c5b63868.001.1","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 June 9 at 5:59PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Chambers\n**Issued by:** NWS Birmingham AL\n**Sent:** 2026-06-09T17:59:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-06-09T17:59:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-06-09T18:30:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nAt 559 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over\nDenson, or near Lafayette, moving north at 15 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is\npossible.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nLafayette, Stroud, La Fayette, Lakeview, Five Points, Fredonia, Post\nOak Forks, Veasey Creek Park, Denson, Amity Park, Standing Rock,\nWelch, Buffalo, Southern Harbor, White Plains, Rocky Point, and\nStroud Creek.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building."}