SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1227 PM CDT SAT JUL 30 2016 ALZ024-026-301815- JEFFERSON AL-ST. CLAIR AL- 1227 PM CDT SAT JUL 30 2016 …SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ST. CLAIR AND NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM CDT… AT 1226 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR CLAY TO BIRMINGHAM TO ENSLEY. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 25 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE… BIRMINGHAM…VESTAVIA HILLS…HOMEWOOD…MOUNTAIN BROOK… TRUSSVILLE…GARDENDALE…IRONDALE…LEEDS…MOODY…FAIRFIELD… FULTONDALE…SPRINGVILLE…ODENVILLE…CENTER POINT… PLEASANT GROVE…CLAY…PINSON…TARRANT…MARGARET AND ARGO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS…AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT…LON 3377 8665 3377 8658 3378 8657 3376 8634 3350 8648 3355 8648 3355 8652 3353 8652 3351 8657 3347 8661 3350 8699 3378 8667 TIME…MOT…LOC 1726Z 271DEG 22KT 3375 8665 3364 8671 3353 8690 $$ 32/DAVIS