An updated weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 5:31 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 6 p.m. for Jefferson and Shelby counties.
Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 40 mph.
“At 5:31 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a cluster of strong thunderstorms over southwestern Birmingham, moving east at 20 mph,” says the weather service. “Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”…