This report was just received from the NWS office in Birmingham:
4 Sw Inverness [Shelby Co, AL] fire dept/rescue reports LIGHTNING at 01:10 PM CDT — north shelby fire department reports two children struck by lightning at the 4800 block of caldwell mill road in north shelby county. both were knocked to the ground. one got up and was ok. the other was taken to a local hopital and was reported to be ok.
This is why I said in the afternoon discussion at 1:37 this afternoon: “All storms that fire up this afternoon will have the potential for wet microbursts; local areas of straight line wind strong enough to cause damage. And, the lightning is really fierce and frequent. Don’t mess with it.”!!!!!
