First, a couple of rain reports:
* 0.78 at Inverness in North Shelby
* 1.06 at Coker, Tuscaloosa County bringing their total for September so far to over 12 inches. Amazing.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
116 PM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009
…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CLAY AND TALLADEGA COUNTIES UNTIL
200 PM CDT…
AT 115 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR WINTERBORO…OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF SYLACAUGA…
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.
REMEMBER…IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER…YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE
STORM TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…COMMERCIAL RADIO…OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
