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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS Birmingham, AL

March 7, 20264 counties in Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 7, 2026, 6:00 PM CST for 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 60 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
Mar 7, 2026, 6:00 PM CST (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 7, 2026, 7:00 PM CST
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Blount County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 7, 6:10 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBibb, Cherokee, Etowah, St. Clair, Shelby80 min
Mar 7, 6:56 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXGreene, Hale, Marengo, Perry, Sumter79 min
Mar 7, 6:58 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCalhoun, Talladega77 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.