Special Statement for Jefferson/Shelby

July 28, 2006, 3:53 pm
Posted by J.B. Elliott in Weather Discussions
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
447 PM CDT FRI JUL 28 2006

ALZ024-025-282215-
JEFFERSON-SHELBY-
447 PM CDT FRI JUL 28 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR SHELBY AND JEFFERSON
COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT...

AT 447 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM OVER VESTAVIA HILLS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR FAIRFIELD...
HOMEWOOD...VESTAVIA HILLS...BIRMINGHAM...INVERNESS...MOUNTAIN
BROOK...CAHABA HEIGHTS AND MEADOWBROOK THROUGH 515 PM CDT.

THE PRIMARY THREATS ARE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND MINOR
FLOODING. TAKE SHELTER NOW AND AVOID USING ELECTRICAL APPLICANCES...
INCLUDING TELEPHONES...UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. IF CAUGHT OUTDOORS
AND YOU FEEL YOUR SKIN TINGLE...OR YOUR HAIR STAND ON END...SQUAT AS
LOW TO THE GROUND AS POSSIBLE. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...
FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS...RISING WATER ALONG CREEKS AND FLOODED
UNDERPASSES ARE POSSIBLE. REMEMBER...DO NO DRIVE ACROSS ROADWAYS
COVERED WITH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
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Posted by   www
on July 28, 2006, 4:07 pm
NWS wrote: IF CAUGHT OUTDOORS
AND YOU FEEL YOUR SKIN TINGLE...OR YOUR HAIR STAND ON END...SQUAT AS
LOW TO THE GROUND AS POSSIBLE.

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I will do it, if I remember, but I feel if the above happens you are probably going to be roasted!

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Posted by  
on July 28, 2006, 4:32 pm
We had 1.14 inches of much needed rain here in Vinemont today. At 2:00 in Decatur we had frequent cloud to ground lightning, gusty winds, heavy rain and a couple of pea sized hail stones.

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