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Issued: 2:18 AM Aug. 18, 2026 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN SHELBY AND EAST CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 PM CDT... At 918 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Leeds to Birmingham. Movement was southeast at 30 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... Birmingham, Vestavia Hills, Homewood, Mountain Brook, Trussville, Irondale, Leeds, Moody, Chelsea, Fultondale, Center Point, Tarrant, Adamsville, Argo, Vincent, Harpersville, Westover, Shops of Grand River, Five Points South, and Vandiver. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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