{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.dcbc252c1f6014de87dd9ee612a895ff57d0de0e.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued May 20 at 5:39PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-20","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.dcbc252c1f6014de87dd9ee612a895ff57d0de0e.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":114,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued May 20 at 5:39PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Talladega; Clay; Coosa\n**Issued by:** NWS Birmingham AL\n**Sent:** 2026-05-20T17:39:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-20T17:39:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-20T18:15:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nAt 538 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along\na line extending from near Welona to near Parkdale. Movement was\nnortheast at 15 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, Goodwater, Rockford, Weogufka, Stewartville, Oak Grove,\nHanover, Lyle, Pentonville, Dollar, Strickland Crossroads,\nBentleyville, Moriah, Hatchet, Speed, Sycamore, Unity, Parkdale,\nCrewsville, and Mitchell Lake.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building."}