A wind gust to 58 mph (estimated) was reported atop the Daniel Building in Downtown Birmingham. This was reported by a spotter and relayed by NWS.
Our skycam is atop the same building and registered 53 mph.
Power is out at my location in Trussvillle. Winds are really roaring, especially aloft just off the surface.
Severe thunderstorm warning has expired for Jefferson, Blount and NW St. Clair Counties.
Here is a recent LSR from the NWS Birmingham.
LSRBMX
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT…SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
115 PM CST WED FEB 11 2009
..TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON…
..DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …SOURCE….
..REMARKS..
1012 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 NNE HAMILTON 34.17N 87.97W
02/11/2009 MARION AL BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE ACROSS VALLEY VIEW DRIVE IN HAMILTON. WIND GUST TO
44 MPH AT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL.
1015 AM NON-TSTM WND GST HALEYVILLE 34.24N 87.62W
02/11/2009 E50.00 MPH WINSTON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN HALEYVILLE. WIND SPEEDS
WERE ESTIMATED.
1015 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG HALEYVILLE 34.24N 87.62W
02/11/2009 WINSTON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A FEW TREES DOWN IN HALEYVILLE.
1030 AM NON-TSTM WND GST LYNN 34.04N 87.55W
02/11/2009 E50.00 MPH WINSTON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A HOME SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE NEAR LYNN. FIRE DEPARTMENT
WAS RESPONDING. WIND SPEED ESTIMATED.
1030 AM TSTM WND DMG LYNN 34.04N 87.55W
02/11/2009 WINSTON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF DAMAGE TO HOME IN LYNN.
1045 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
02/11/2009 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A FEW TREES DOWN NEAR VERNON.
1045 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
02/11/2009 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN NEAR VERNON.
1050 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG BRILLIANT 34.02N 87.78W
02/11/2009 MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 129 BETWEEN BRILIANT
AND BEAR CREEK.
1129 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG LAKE TUSCALOOSA 33.27N 87.51W
02/11/2009 TUSCALOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN NEAR LAKE TUSCALOOSA.
1139 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG GUIN 33.97N 87.91W
02/11/2009 MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 44 IN NE GUIN.
1139 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG HAMILTON 34.14N 87.98W
02/11/2009 MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ON MILITARY STREET IN HAMILTON
1150 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG SPRINGVILLE 33.77N 86.48W
02/11/2009 ST. CLAIR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
AT LEAST 5 TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 27 NEAR
SPRINGVILLE
