SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL JUN 30, 2020 JEFFERSON AL-SHELBY AL-ST. CLAIR AL- 940 PM CDT TUE JUN 30 2020 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN SHELBY...EAST CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND SOUTHWESTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT... AT 940 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK, OR NEAR LEEDS, MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BIRMINGHAM, VESTAVIA HILLS, MOUNTAIN BROOK, IRONDALE, LEEDS, MOODY, CHELSEA, INDIAN SPRINGS VILLAGE, VINCENT, HARPERSVILLE, WESTOVER, SHOPS OF GRAND RIVER, BALD ROCK, VANDIVER, BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK, GREYSTONE, HIGHLAND LAKES, CAHABA HEIGHTS, FOWLER LAKE AND THE SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. 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.
