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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 183, NWS Birmingham, AL

May 30, 2025Bullock County, Macon County, Montgomery County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2025, 1:50 PM CDT for Bullock County, Macon County, Montgomery County, Alabama. It was in force for 20 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 30, 2025, 1:50 PM CDT (18:50 UTC)
Expired: May 30, 2025, 2:10 PM CDT
In force: 20 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Bullock County, AL, Macon County, AL, Montgomery County, AL

The radar

The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:49 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 30, 11:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 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 29, 6:29 PM CDT, 19 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 29, 6:29 PM CDT, 19 hours 21 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 30, 3:29 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	BMX	Autauga, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne and 8 more	5 hr
May 30, 11:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Clay, Randolph	51 min
May 30, 11:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Elmore	39 min
May 30, 12:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chilton, Coosa, Elmore	26 min
May 30, 12:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tallapoosa	29 min
May 30, 12:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Chambers	31 min
May 30, 12:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Elmore, Lee, Tallapoosa	35 min
May 30, 1:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lowndes	33 min
May 30, 1:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Montgomery	34 min
May 30, 1:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lee	29 min
May 30, 1:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Dallas, Lowndes	28 min
May 30, 2:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Macon, Russell	32 min
May 30, 2:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lee, Macon, Russell	43 min
May 30, 2:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bullock	24 min

Nearby

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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.