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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 129, NWS Birmingham, AL

May 8, 2025Marion County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 8, 2025, 4:40 PM CDT for Marion County, Alabama. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 8, 2025, 4:40 PM CDT (21:40 UTC)
Expired: May 8, 2025, 5:30 PM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Marion County, AL

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 8, 2:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 8, 3:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 8, 3:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 8, 10:11 AM CDT, 6 hours 29 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 8, 3:51 PM CDT, 49 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
351 PM CDT Thu May 8 2025

ALZ011-012-082130-
Marion AL-Lamar AL-
351 PM CDT Thu May 8 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MARION AND NORTHEASTERN
LAMAR COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM CDT...

At 351 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles north of Detroit, or 10 miles west of Hamilton, moving east at
30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Detroit, Henson Springs, Pearces Mill, Rankin Fite Airport, Brinn,
Twin, Hackleburg, Brilliant, Weston, Byrd, Hamilton, Bexar, Marion
County Public Lake, Pikeville, and Guin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
northwestern and west central Alabama.

&&

LAT...LON 3423 8818 3430 8780 3398 8777 3397 8822
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 261DEG 28KT 3413 8817

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

25/Owen

Special weather statement, May 8, 4:29 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 8, 3:47 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	BMX	Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton and 24 more	4 hr
May 8, 3:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marion	39 min
May 8, 4:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marion	46 min
May 8, 4:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pickens	62 min
May 8, 5:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Walker, Winston	58 min
May 8, 5:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Pickens	67 min
May 8, 5:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Winston	44 min
May 8, 5:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tuscaloosa	66 min
May 8, 6:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Walker	51 min
May 8, 6:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Fayette	39 min
May 8, 6:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pickens	25 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.