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Jefferson County Tornado Warning Expires, Flash Flooding Expected
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a flash flood warning for Jefferson County, effective until midnight.
BIRMINGHAM, AL — The National Weather Service in Birmingham's tornado warning for Jefferson County has expired, but a flash flood warning remains in effect until 12:15 a.m.
Tornadoes have been spotted near Oak Mountain and Hoover, as well as through Leeds and Pell City, but for the first time in hours, no active tornado warnings are in effect in Alabama as of 6:45 p.m.
Some minor structural damage has been reported in Leeds, along with power lines down, but no injuries in the metro area have been reported.
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At 6:20 p.m., the NWS said that Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms "producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly."
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include:
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- Birmingham
- Hoover
- Vestavia Hills
- Bessemer
- Homewood
- Mountain Brook
- Trussville
- Hueytown
- Gardendale
- Irondale
- Leeds
- Moody,
- Fairfield
- Fultondale
- Sumiton
- Center Point
- Pleasant Grove
- Clay
- Pinson
- Tarrant
The NWS said some instability still exists in the Birmingham metro with temperatures still in the 70s, but those temperatures are starting to drop, which indicates the threat of tornadoes has moved to the eastern part of the state.
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