That strong storm we spoke about a couple of posts ago over southern Metro Birmingham has become severe and will produce 1″ hail, winds to 60 mph as well as heavy rain and deadly lightning.
Pea size hail just reported in Homewood at 4:16 p.m.
4:24 p.m. John Talbot reports Homewood PD reports “large hail storm on west side of town.” No indication of size. The largest hail appears to be near Spalding/Ishkooda Road a few miles west of I-65.
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BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
414 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 500 PM CDT
* AT 414 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 VESTAVIA
HILLS. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
HOMEWOOD…FAIRFIELD…BIRMINGHAM…SAMFORD UNIVERSITY…BIRMINGHAM
FAIRGOUNDS…U.A.B. CAMPUS…LEGION FIELD AND MIDFIELD.
THIS INCLUDES…
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 250 THROUGH 262…
INTERSTATE 459 EXIT NUMBERS 10 THROUGH 19…
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 115 THROUGH 129…
