The wave of thunderstorms pushing south out of the Birmingham Metro is moving southeast at 40 mph and will push across parts of southern Shelby, Chilton, Coosa and Talladega Counties.
Theheaviest precipitation and greatest threat of wind damage extends from Homewood and Vestavia Hills to Chelsea and Harpersville. It is nearing Childersburg.
Areas from Calera to Columbiana, Wilsonville, Childersburg, Sylacauga and Talladega Springs will experience the storm in the next 20 minutes.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHEASTERN CHILTON COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
COOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHERN SHELBY COUNTY IN ALABAMA…
SOUTHWESTERN TALLADEGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 945 AM CDT
* AT 905 AM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
PELHAM TO CHILDERSBURG…AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
WILSONVILLE…COLUMBIANA…SYLACAUGA…TALLADEGA SPRINGS…
CALERA…STEWARTVILLE…WEOGUFKA AND ROCKFORD.
WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BREAK LARGE TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SOME
DAMAGE…ESPECIALLY TO SMALLER STRUCTURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FOR YOUR PROTECTION…MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
