By The Trussville Tribune
BIRMINGHAM –The National Wether Service in Birmingham has issued a significant weather statement for eastern Jefferson County, including Trussville, Center Point, Clay, and Pinson.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 549 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2016 ALZ024-025-102315- JEFFERSON AL-SHELBY AL- 549 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2016 …SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL SHELBY AND EASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT… AT 548 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE SUMMIT…OR OVER VESTAVIA HILLS…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE… BIRMINGHAM…HOOVER…VESTAVIA HILLS…HOMEWOOD…MOUNTAIN BROOK… TRUSSVILLE…IRONDALE…LEEDS…MOODY…CENTER POINT…CLAY… PINSON…TARRANT…INDIAN SPRINGS VILLAGE…AND BLUFF PARK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM…AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
