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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
531 PM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025
 

ALZ024-025-122300-
Jefferson AL-Shelby AL-
531 PM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL SHELBY AND
SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM CDT...

At 531 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over southwestern Birmingham, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Southern Birmingham, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Bessemer, Homewood,
Pelham, Mountain Brook, Irondale, Fairfield, Midfield, Brighton,
Indian Springs Village, Lipscomb, Five Points South, Oak Mountain
State Park, Bluff Park, Oak Mountain Amphitheater, U.A.B. Campus,
Samford University, and Inverness.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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LAT...LON 3335 8694 3347 8694 3354 8667 3331 8667
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 269DEG 16KT 3343 8688 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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