Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 1 at 2:54PM CDT until July 1 at 3:45PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 1, 2026 - 12:54pm
Expires:
July 1, 2026 - 1:45pm
Description:
SVRBMX
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Shelby County in central Alabama...
* Until 345 PM CDT.
* At 253 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Columbiana,
moving west at 10 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...
Alabaster, Pelham, Helena, Calera, Montevallo, Columbiana, American
Village, Maylene, Shelby County Airport, Shelby, Joe Tucker Park,
Ballantrae, Camp Branch, Saddle Lake Farms, Siluria, Alabaster
Veterans Park, Bounds Lake, Saginaw, and Dogwood.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are 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:
Shelby, AL
Forcast Office:
NWS Birmingham AL
Sender: