No formal warnings in effect at 6:45. But here is a Special Statement for Jefferson and Tuscaloosa County:
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
629 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2009
ALZ023-024-290015-
JEFFERSON-TUSCALOOSA-
629 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2009
…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR JEFFERSON AND TUSCALOOSA COUNTIES
UNTIL 715 PM CDT…
AT 628 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTH OF HOLT…MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE…
LAKE TUSCALOOSA SEXTON BEND.
LAKE NICOL PARK.
DEERLICK CREEK CAMPGROUNDS.
FLEETWOOD.
BANKHEAD LOCK AND DAM.
EAST BROOKWOOD.
THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES…TREE
LIMBS…AND POWERLINES. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…COMMERCIAL RADIO…OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
