* Public reports “lots of hail” along the Marion-Fayette County line at about 7:20 pm. Don’t know what size hail.
* Winds estimated 45-50 mph in Hoover
* Small hail reported in Hoover
NWS/Birmingham has extended the Significant Weather Alert for Jefferson and Shelby County until 8 pm. It concerns that slow-moving strong thunderstorm south of Birmingham near the Jefferson-Shelby County line. Here is the test:
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
729 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2008
ALZ024-025-220100-
JEFFERSON-SHELBY-
729 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2008
…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR JEFFERSON AND SHELBY COUNTIES UNTIL
800 PM CDT…
AT 727 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR RIVERCHASE…OR NEAR HOOVER…MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 9
MPH.
WINDS UP TO 40 MPH…FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING…AND HEAVY
DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…COMMERCIAL RADIO…OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
