A severe storms is in extreme southwestern Jefferson County is is moving towards the southeast. On this track, it will cross the McCalla and Lakeview and will impact Interstate 20/59 and 459. It is producing very heavy rainfall, as well as hail, damaging winds, and a lot of lightning.
Alabaster, Calera, West Blocton, and Montevallo are in the path of this storm. This storm is going to make for travel headaches heading south along Interstate 65 and U.S. 31.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHEASTERN BIBB COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
SOUTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
EAST CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 515 PM CDT
* AT 430 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NORTH
JOHNS…OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HUEYTOWN…AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
10 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
BESSEMER…HELENA…ALABASTER…PELHAM…MONTEVALLO…CALERA…
COLUMBIANA AND NORTH JOHNS.
THIS INCLUDES…
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 228 THROUGH 247…
INTERSTATE 459 EXIT NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 10…
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 97 THROUGH 110…
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FOR YOUR PROTECTION…MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
