Dangerous storms crossing much of the Birmingham metro area at this hour.
They exyend from Morris to Tarrant to downtown Birmingham to Homewood to McCalla.
Areas to the east including Center Point, Trussville, Moody, Leeds, Pell City, Irondale,Moody, Mountain Brook, Vestavia, and all of Shelby Counties needs to be in safe shelter as these storms approach.
They will produce large hail and damaging winds.
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BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
643 PM CDT THU APR 5 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
EASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
SOUTHERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
SHELBY COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 643 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FULTONDALE TO MOUNTAIN BROOK TO 6 MILES
WEST OF HELENA…AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
IRONDALE…HELENA…PELHAM…MONTEVALLO…ALABASTER…TRUSSVILLE…
LEEDS AND CHELSEA.
THIS INCLUDES…
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 228 THROUGH 272…
INTERSTATE 459 EXIT NUMBERS 6 THROUGH 33…
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 126 THROUGH 162…
INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBERS 130 THROUGH 143…
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS…PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A
SHELTER…PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT…LON 3362 8617 3359 8622 3354 8619 3349 8626
3352 8627 3339 8638 3335 8634 3334 8637
3330 8636 3327 8639 3328 8643 3320 8646
3318 8651 3312 8646 3307 8690 3325 8704
3349 8681 3370 8683
TIME…MOT…LOC 2343Z 281DEG 35KT 3363 8673 3348 8670
3327 8689
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