Special Weather Statement

At 206 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Pinson and Gardendale, moving southwest at 10 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... Northeastern Birmingham, Trussville, Gardendale, Irondale, Fultondale, Center Point, Clay, Pinson, Tarrant, Kimberly, Graysville, Morris, Brookside, Ketona Lakes, Chalkville, Grayson Valley, Birmingham Airport, Palmerdale, Village Springs, and Birmingham Race Course.

This includes the following highways... Interstate 65 between mile markers 265 and 276. Interstate 459 near mile marker 33. Interstate 59 between mile markers 132 and 138. Interstate 22 near mile marker 89.