Severe Thunderstorm Warning Blount/St.Clair/Jefferson

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN BLOUNT COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
NORTHWESTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 500 PM CDT

* AT 428 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER CLAY…OR
NEAR TRUSSVILLE…MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING…AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
NORTHEASTERN BIRMINGHAM…TRUSSVILLE…GARDENDALE…MOODY…
FULTONDALE…SPRINGVILLE…ODENVILLE…CENTER POINT…CLAY…
PINSON…MARGARET…ARGO…ASHVILLE…COUNTY LINE…INLAND LAKE…
BRANCHVILLE…GRAYSON VALLEY…CHALKVILLE…
CALDWELL AND PALMERDALE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE’S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER…IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER…YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

Category: Severe Weather