Special Weather Statement

NWS/Birmingham has issued a Special Weather Statement, or Significant Weather Alert for Jefferson and Shelby County. Here is the text:

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
648 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2008

ALZ024-025-220030-
JEFFERSON-SHELBY-
648 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2008

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR JEFFERSON AND SHELBY COUNTIES UNTIL
730 PM CDT…

AT 642 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR VESTAVIA HILLS…MOVING EAST AT 4 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 45 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING 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.

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