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City of Helena
Friday July 21st, 2023 :: 06:24 p.m. CDT

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Shelby County

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama... West central Shelby County in central Alabama... Northern Bibb County in central Alabama... Southwestern Jefferson County in central Alabama... * Until 700 PM CDT. * At 603 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Minor to near Abernant to Coker, moving southeast at 20 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, Tuscaloosa, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Alabaster, Bessemer, Homewood, Northport, Pelham, Helena, Hueytown, Fairfield, Chelsea, Holt, Pleasant Grove, Midfield, Brighton, Indian Springs Village, Lipscomb and Lake View. HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

Instructions:

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama... West central Shelby County in central Alabama... Northern Bibb County in central Alabama... Southwestern Jefferson County in central Alabama... * Until 700 PM CDT. * At 603 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Minor to near Abernant to Coker, moving southeast at 20 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, Tuscaloosa, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Alabaster, Bessemer, Homewood, Northport, Pelham, Helena, Hueytown, Fairfield, Chelsea, Holt, Pleasant Grove, Midfield, Brighton, Indian Springs Village, Lipscomb and Lake View. HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

Address/Location
City of Helena
Helena Rd
Helena, AL

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 205-663-6499

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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