Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 1 at 1:07PM CDT until July 1 at 1:30PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 1, 2026 - 11:07am
Expires:
July 1, 2026 - 11:30am
Description:
At 107 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sylvan Springs,
or 8 miles northwest of Hueytown, moving west at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Western Birmingham, Bessemer, Hueytown, Fairfield, Pleasant Grove,
Midfield, Adamsville, Brighton, Graysville, Sylvan Springs,
Brookside, Mulga, Maytown, West Jefferson, Cardiff, Edgewater,
Forestdale, McDonald Chapel, Concord, and Minor.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Jefferson, AL
Forcast Office:
NWS Birmingham AL
Sender: