Special Weather Statement for Tuscaloosa; Jefferson
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Jefferson, Tuscaloosa
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 457 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Birmingham to near Abernant. Movement was south at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 457 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Birmingham to near Abernant. Movement was south at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Birmingham, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Bessemer, Homewood, Mountain Brook, Hueytown, Gardendale, Irondale, Fairfield, Fultondale, Center Point, Pleasant Grove, Tarrant, Midfield, Adamsville, Brighton, Lipscomb, Lake View, and Brookwood. This includes the following highways... Interstate 65 between mile markers 249 and 268. Interstate 459 between mile markers 1 and 29. Interstate 59 between mile markers 85 and 136. Interstate 20 between mile markers 131 and 137. Interstate 22 between mile markers 92 and 93.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued September 5 at 4:57PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Birmingham AL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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