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At 415 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Calera, moving southwest at 10 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... Alabaster, Pelham, Calera, Montevallo, Shelby County Airport, American Village, Minooka Park, Camp Branch, Saddle Lake Farms, and Saginaw. This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 221 and 237. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 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.
Where it happened
Shelby; Chilton · 33.150°, -86.756°
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- official severity
- Moderate
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Observed
- event
- Special Weather Statement
- areas
- Shelby; Chilton
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At 415 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Calera, moving southwest at 10 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... Alabaster, Pelham, Calera, Montevallo, Shelby County Airport, American Village, Minooka Park, Camp Branch, Saddle Lake Farms, and Saginaw. This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 221 and 237. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 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.