Below is the text of a Special Weather Statement from NWS/Birmingham.
Those thunderstorms are mow advancing eastward through West Jefferson County toward Birmingham. Between now and about 10 pm look for some vivid lightning, heavy rain, strong gusty winds and possibly some hail.
At 8:55 an updated position report on the line of storms: From Blount County southwestward through West Jefferson and East Walker into Tuscaloosa and Pickens County.
Moving eastward.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
838 PM CST WED NOV 14 2007
ALZ015-024-150330-
JEFFERSON-WALKER-
838 PM CST WED NOV 14 2007
…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR JEFFERSON AND EASTERN WALKER
COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CST…
AT 834 PM CST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GORGAS STEAM PLANT…OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF
CORDOVA…MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
MARBLE SIZE HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE…
MILLER STEAM PLANT.
WEST JEFFERSON.
GRAYSVILLE.
BROOKSIDE.
WATSON.
FULTONDALE.
