Severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 11 p.m. for Jefferson County. Warning covers western part of the county from about North Johns up to near and west of Gardendale.
The broad rotation showing up on radar is between Oak Grove and McCalla. It is about 20 miles SW of downtown Birmingham. It will cross Alabama 269 shortly. Eventually will head toward US-78 just west of Graysville.
A tornado touched down in Demopolis tonight around 9:30 p.m. It caused significant damage and possible injuries.
This is not your typical severe weather situation, with low topped showers that don’t even have any lightning.
The line of showers will pass through the Birmingham area around 11:00-11:15 p.m.
Winds averaging 20-30 mph with occasional gusts to 45 mph and sometimes as high as 50 mph are common across the area, even outside the showers.
