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Extreme Cold Warning 1, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this extreme cold warning at Jan 29, 2026, 11:29 AM CST for 39 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Jan 31, 2026, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2026, 11:29 AM CST (17:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 31, 2026, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2026, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
All 39 counties
Autauga County, AL, Barbour County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Lee County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Marion County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Perry County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Pike County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Russell County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL, Winston County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 11:24 PM CST | Extreme Cold Watch | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 35 hr |
| Jan 29, 11:29 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 31 more | 49 hr |
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.