NEW TORNADO WARNING
Northwest Jefferson…western Blount and eastern Walker County…DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM….
CRAWFISH BOIL UPDATE
A huge music event in downtown Birmingham tonight, outdoors next to the BJCC complex…big music acts and lots of crawfish… the weather IS a BIG concern. A cluster of severe storms is 30 miles west northwest of downtown Birmingham. It is moving east or a little north of east at about 20-25 mph.
The good news is that on this track is will MISS downtown. Concert goers may see lots of lightning to the north as the storms pass, but the rain may even miss the site. That is great news.
But we can’t let our guard down just yet. When it comes to thunderstorms, expect the unexpected.
Brian Peters is the weather monitor for the event producer. He is in contact with them advising them of the severe weather potential.
If you have children, family or friends at the event, let them know by text or cell that weather is a threat and to be ready to move to safety well in advance of any storms… don’t want to mess with lightning or large hail or heaven forbid a tornado with an outdoor event.
Tornado watches extend all the way back into North Texas tonight. And storms are lined up all the way through Mississippi into Louisiana and Northeast Texas.
It will be a long night as these waves of severe weather move eastward ahead of a slow moving trough of low pressure.
We hear that a new tornado watch may be required soon for parts of Central Alabama.
