Severe Thunderstorm Warning: E Tuscaloosa, Shelby and Southern Jefferson

Most dangerous parts of storms are approaching Lake View and North Johns. Will affect Hueytown, Bessemer and McCalla before moving on to Homewood, Vestavia, Hoover, Pelham, Alabaster and Calera.

A tree was reported down 4 miles NW of Fairfield a few minutes ago.

Hail was reported in McCalla around 539.

Be in a safe place as these dangerous storms approach your area. Falling trees will be very possible.

Delay your trip for now in the warning area until the storms pass.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 630 PM CST

* AT 527 PM CST…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM OAK GROVE TO NEAR ABERNANT TO BROOKWOOD…MOVING
EAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
SOUTHWESTERN BIRMINGHAM…HOOVER…VESTAVIA HILLS…ALABASTER…
BESSEMER…HOMEWOOD…PELHAM…MOUNTAIN BROOK…HELENA…
HUEYTOWN…CALERA…FAIRFIELD…CHELSEA…CHILDERSBURG…
COLUMBIANA…WILSONVILLE…PLEASANT GROVE…MIDFIELD…BRIGHTON AND
INDIAN SPRINGS VILLAGE.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…
INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 234 AND 258.
INTERSTATE 459 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 6 AND 23.
INTERSTATE 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 97 AND 118.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather