The National Weather Service Birmingham Office confirmed two tornadoes had struck Homewood and Mountain Brook around midnight on December 10th.

Much of Central Alabama was awakened by a line of storms that stretched from Selma to Gadsden. Straight-line winds from the storm resulted in downed trees statewide.

12:40 am: This line of storms is producing pockets of damaging winds. Birmingham International Airport recently hit 58 mph. EVERYONE ahead of this line of storms is under a risk for severe weather through the rest of tonight/early Sunday morning. pic.twitter.com/7yqCtqsgfj
— NWS Birmingham (@NWSBirmingham) December 10, 2023

As of 6:00AM on Monday morning, Alabama Power’s Outage Map reports 2656 customers without power.

2 Tornado tracks

On Sunday afternoon, after conducting a damage assessment,the National Weather Service Birmingham Office released a statement on X and Facebook confirming two tornado tracks in Homewood and Mountain Brook/Cahaba Heights.

Here is their statement:

Surveys were conducted in Jefferson County today, assessing damage from Saturday night’s storms . Two short tornado tracks have been confirmed:

(1) Just north of Lakeshore Pkwy from generally Wildwood to Samford – EF1/100mph.

(2) From Brookwood Mall into Cahaba Heights – EF1/90mph

NWS is encouraging Alabama residents to share information about what they experienced Saturday and Sunday evening.

Survey Update from Sat night's storms in Jefferson County: Two short tornado tracks have been confirmed: (1) Just north of Lakeshore Pkwy from generally Wildwood to Samford – EF1/100mph. (2) From Brookwood Mall into Cahaba Heights – EF1/90mph. More details to come. #ALwx
— NWS Birmingham (@NWSBirmingham) December 11, 2023

Be safe Alabama

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