Published on: June 25, 2008 at 6:33 PM

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
628 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2008

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628 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2008

..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SHELBY COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM CDT

AT 626 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR COLUMBIANA…MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH.

ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE…
COLUMBIANA.
CHELSEA.

THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES…TREE
LIMBS…AND POWERLINES. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.