UPDATE 8:17 AM
The warning is canceled. The storm has weakened and is not likely producing damaging winds now. But a flash flood warning does remain in effect.
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
East central Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama…
Shelby County in central Alabama…
North central Bibb County in central Alabama…
Southern Jefferson County in central Alabama…
* Until 845 AM CDT.
* At 752 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over North Johns,
or 9 miles west of Bessemer, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Birmingham, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Alabaster, Bessemer, Homewood,
Pelham, Mountain Brook, Trussville, Helena, Hueytown, Irondale,
Leeds, Moody, Fairfield, Chelsea, Fultondale, Childersburg,
Wilsonville and Pleasant Grove.
