The strong thunderstorm that moved into St. Clair County is much weaker. What is left is just NE of Springville along the Blount/St. Clair County line. Lightning has greatly diminished.
At 10:05, the strongest storm still in progress was near the Chilton-Shelby County line and moving north. Here is a significant Weather Alert posted by the NWS about that storm:
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1002 PM CDT MON JUN 9 2008
ALZ025-100345-
SHELBY-
1002 PM CDT MON JUN 9 2008
..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SHELBY COUNTY UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
AT 1001 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR CALERA…MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE…
CALERA.
SHELBY.
COLUMBIANA.
SAGINAW.
CHELSEA.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…COMMERCIAL RADIO…OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
