NOTE: There is also a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Lawrence, Limestone and Morgan County, in Extreme North Alabama until 6:15.
WIND DAMAGE
At 5:35 pm, a roof was blown off a porch, steal beams were blown over, tree limbs down and patio furniture blown around a residence along Lawrence County Road 444, 4 miles SSW of Ripley.
Now, here is the Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
544 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2009
ALZ025-027-035-036-272330-
CHILTON-COOSA-SHELBY-TALLADEGA-
544 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2009
..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CHILTON…COOSA
SHELBY AND
TALLADEGA COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT…
AT 544 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR CALERA…MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE…
WAXAHATCHEE AT LAY LAKE.
SHELBY.
COLUMBIANA.
BEESWAX AT LAY LAKE.
THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY…SO BE READY TO ACT IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…COMMERCIAL RADIO…OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
