Severe Thunderstorm Warning Includes Jefferson/Shelby

The threat with this storm is hail. The hail could be as large as ping pong balls.

The threat is from the Coaling/Brookwood areas, right up I-459 to Bessemer, Hoover, Homewood, the Colonnade and Liberty Park.

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BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1257 AM CDT MON MAR 28 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTH CENTRAL BIBB COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
NORTHERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
EAST CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 145 AM CDT

* AT 1256 AM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE
WILDWOOD…OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HOLT…AND MOVING EAST AT 55
MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
BESSEMER…HELENA…ALABASTER…PELHAM…HOOVER…HOMEWOOD…
VESTAVIA HILLS AND MOUNTAIN BROOK.

THIS INCLUDES…
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 238 THROUGH 256…
INTERSTATE 459 EXIT NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 27…
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 79 THROUGH 113…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM…PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER…
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT…LON 3355 8660 3326 8649 3307 8742 3325 8749
TIME…MOT…LOC 0557Z 253DEG 47KT 3319 8735

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