Lightning strike ignites gas line in north Pinson neighborhood
YEAR HISTORY OF GERMAN AIR STADIUM. JASON, OVER TO YOU. SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS AROUND THIS AFTERNOON. THAT’S BEEN GOOD NEWS. THE BAD NEWS IS IT’S JUST NOT ALL THAT WIDESPREAD. SOME OF THE RAIN HAS FALLEN RIGHT IN THE HEART OF THE BIRMINGHAM METRO AREA, BUT THERE’S NOT MUCH LEFT. ONE PRETTY DECENT SHOWER RIGHT OFF OF ALABAMA. 150 CLOSE TO THE ROYAL OAKS NEIGHBORHOOD UP TOWARD CAHABA RIVER ESTATES AND JUST OUTSIDE THE ROLLING RIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD. MOST OF THE RAIN THAT WE HAVE THIS EVENING WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT AND OF LIMITED IMPACT, BUT AT LEAST THERE IS SOMETHING OUT THERE, AND THIS IS A SIGN OF SOME CHANGE THAT WILL BE COMING A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE WAY OF WET WEATHER EXPECTED HERE OVER THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS FOR CENTRAL ALABAMA. A COUPLE OF SHOWERS HERE IN NORTHERN BIBB COUNTY, CLOSE TO WOODSTOCK AND WEST BLOCTON. THE CAHABA RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE THAT’S TRACKING NORTH UP TOWARD MCCALLA, ESPECIALLY TOWARD THE COMMUNITIES AROUND MCCALLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, KIMBRELL AND LOW TOWN. ISOLATED SHOWERS GOING TO BE A BIT MORE PERVASIVE BETWEEN NOW AND THE WEEKEND. THERE’S A VIEW FROM DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM. WE’VE BEEN WATCHING A FEW SHOWERS AT TIMES TODAY, BUT IT HASN’T REALLY COOL US DOWN AT THE AIRPORT MUCH. 88 DIDN’T RAIN AT BIRMINGHAM SHUTTLESWORTH AIRPORT EITHER. LOOK AT THESE BIG STORMS BLOWING UP INSTEAD OF SHOWING YOU THE RADAR. THIS IS THE SATELLITE IMAGERY AT. EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE. HERE’S ALABAMA. WE’RE LOOKING NORTHWEST. THESE CLOUDS. THESE ARE JUST HIGH THIN CLOUDS. THAT’S BASICALLY IT. THAT IS A SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK THAT IS TAKING SHAPE OVER OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS THIS EVENING. AND BY 6:00, THERE’S GOING TO BE AN INTENSE LINE OF STORMS UP THERE AROUND WICHITA, SOUTHEAST OF OMAHA, TOWARDS SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI. THOSE WILL SOMEWHAT FIZZLE OUT TONIGHT, BUT THEY’LL STILL BE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST WITH A COLD FRONT. THE PROBLEM IS THAT FRONT IS GOING TO HAVE A REALLY HARD TIME GETTING THROUGH HERE. SO WE STICK WITH THE HEAT, THE HUMIDITY, TEMPERATURES THAT ARE RUNNING A BIT ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. OUTLOOK HERE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. UPPER 80S MONDAY WITH A LITTLE CLOSER TO 90. OVERNIGHT LOWS ARE ONLY GETTING DOWN INTO THE 60S AND 70S. LET’S TALK SPECIFICS ABOUT TUESDAY. AN ISOLATED STORM, MOST LIKELY AROUND CARROLLTON IDER HAMILTON. EVERYBODY ELSE, YOU’RE GOING TO BE REALLY LUCKY IF YOU SEE ANYTHING AND IT WILL BE PRETTY WARM OUT THERE. ABOUT A 20% CHANCE OF A SHOWER BETWEEN 2 P.M. AND 6 P.M. BUT JUST LIKE TODAY, FEW AND FAR BETWEEN, BY WEDNESDAY, WE’RE WATCHING THAT BAND OF STORMS THAT HAD COME OUT OF ARKANSAS AND LOUISIANA, AND IT MAY KICK OFF SOME RAIN UP TOWARD HAMILTON AND THE SHOALS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING, AND THEN ANOTHER BATCH OF SHOWERS WILL START TO COME THROUGH ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BUT YOU SEE HOW SPARSE THE RAIN IS. IT’S JUST NOT GETTING ALL OF US. AND ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE SOME COMMUNITIES NORTH OF I-20 THAT GET 2 TO 3IN OF RAIN, MANY OF US WILL ONLY GET A FRACTION OF AN INCH OF RAIN WI
Lightning strike ignites gas line in north Pinson neighborhood
Video above: Scattered storms, uneven but heavy rain in Alabama’s weather forecast through Memorial Day WeekendA lightning strike sparked a fire along a residential natural gas line in the north Pinson area late Tuesday, according to Center Point Fire District officials.Firefighters responded around 8:30 p.m. to the 4200 block of Windy Way, where lightning had struck a residential natural gas service line and ignited it.No injuries or structural damage were reported.>> YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Community coverage from WVTM 13The fire department remained at the scene until the gas company was able to shut down the line and bring the leak under control, officials said.Stay updated on the latest stories with the WVTM 13 app. You can download it here.
Video above: Scattered storms, uneven but heavy rain in Alabama’s weather forecast through Memorial Day Weekend
A lightning strike sparked a fire along a residential natural gas line in the north Pinson area late Tuesday, according to Center Point Fire District officials.
Firefighters responded around 8:30 p.m. to the 4200 block of Windy Way, where lightning had struck a residential natural gas service line and ignited it.
No injuries or structural damage were reported.
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The fire department remained at the scene until the gas company was able to shut down the line and bring the leak under control, officials said.
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