The NWS has issued a Significant Weather Advisory for SE Jefferson and NE Shelby Counties until 4:15. A strong thunderstorm was near Bluff Park or Homewood moving east very, very slowly. Wind gusts up to 40 mph are expected along with very heavy rain and frequent lightning. Locations near the path of this storm include Birmingham, Homewood, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Mountain Brook, Lake Purdy, Meadowbrook and Highland Lakes.
QUICK RADAR UPDATE
Radar shows thunderstorms increasing in number across SW Jefferson County as well as SW Shelby and Central Shelby County. Movement is toward the ESE. A larger radar view shows that some of the stronger and more numerous storms were over NE Alabama especially in Cherokee County where a Severe Thunderstorm Warning was in effect.
A DAMAGE REPORT
At 2:10 this afternoon, the Marshall County EMA reported several trees snapped off along Swearengin Road. A pontoon boat was thrown into a mobile home. This was about 3 miles WSW of Grant in Marshall County.
