County emergency manager reports numerous trees blown down near Highway 231 and Shoal Creek Road.
Update: Numerous reports on social media of widespread dime size hail impacting many location across the county. Including the Shoal Creek Valley and along highway 411. Nickle size hail reported and 37 mph winds have been reported in Ashville.
This severe storms is moving southwest across the county. This storms is producing very large hail and torrential rain. It is impacting areas along Interstate 59 & 20 and Highways 78, 411 & 231. Odenville and Pell City will be impacted by this storm.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 630 PM CDT
* AT 552 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 6 MILES SOUTH OF
ASHVILLE…OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF ODENVILLE…AND MOVING SOUTHWEST
AT 10 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
ODENVILLE…PELL CITY…BRANCHVILLE…BALD ROCK…MARGARET…
ARGO…ST. CLAIR SPRINGS AND WATTSVILLE.
THIS INCLUDES…
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 152 THROUGH 158…
INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBERS 148 THROUGH 156…
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN BIRMINGHAM.
