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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 7:37 PM Aug. 6, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY THROUGH 300 PM CDT... At 237 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Midfield, or over Fairfield. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. 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... Southwestern Birmingham, Bessemer, Hueytown, Fairfield, Pleasant Grove, Midfield, Brighton, Lipscomb, Birmingham Fairgounds, McDonald Chapel, Ensley, Edgewater, Dolomite, and Rickwood Field. 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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