Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 9, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT for Fayette County, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. It was in force for 60 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2026, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Fayette County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:02 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 7:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N New Lexington, AL | An 18-wheeler/semi/big rig was flipped on Highway 13 near the Tuscaloosa county line. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 72 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 877 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1079 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 251 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.1
The text
As transmitted.
387
WUUS54 KBMX 100000
SVRBMX
ALC057-125-100100-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0021.260310T0000Z-260310T0100Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
700 PM CDT Mon Mar 9 2026
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama...
Southern Fayette County in west central Alabama...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 700 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Berry to near Ashcraft Corner, moving southeast
at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Berry, Boley Springs, Bankston, Bankhead Lock And Dam, Stone Wall,
Whitson, Wiley, Windham Springs, Fayette County Public Lake, and
New Lexington.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3374 8769 3371 8753 3369 8752 3369 8742
3360 8742 3360 8737 3359 8737 3359 8732
3352 8732 3352 8727 3350 8726 3350 8729
3348 8729 3349 8733 3347 8734 3344 8731
3344 8729 3342 8727 3338 8737 3356 8789
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 293DEG 31KT 3372 8758 3354 8785
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
87/Grantham3 follow-up statements
785
WWUS54 KBMX 100013
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
713 PM CDT Mon Mar 9 2026
ALC057-125-100100-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260310T0100Z/
Tuscaloosa AL-Fayette AL-
713 PM CDT Mon Mar 9 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA AND SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES...
At 713 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Boley Springs,
or 19 miles southeast of Fayette, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Berry, Boley Springs, Bankhead Lock And Dam, Whitson, Wiley, Windham
Springs, and New Lexington.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3372 8757 3371 8753 3369 8752 3369 8743
3368 8742 3360 8742 3360 8737 3359 8737
3359 8732 3352 8732 3351 8726 3350 8726
3350 8729 3348 8729 3349 8733 3347 8734
3342 8727 3338 8737 3340 8744 3354 8771
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 295DEG 31KT 3356 8753
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
87/Grantham431
WWUS54 KBMX 100017
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
717 PM CDT Mon Mar 9 2026
ALC057-125-100100-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260310T0100Z/
Tuscaloosa AL-Fayette AL-
717 PM CDT Mon Mar 9 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA AND SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES...
At 717 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Boley Springs,
or 21 miles southwest of Cordova, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Berry, Boley Springs, Bankhead Lock And Dam, Whitson, Wiley, Windham
Springs, and New Lexington.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3371 8753 3369 8752 3369 8743 3368 8742
3360 8742 3360 8737 3359 8737 3359 8732
3352 8732 3351 8726 3350 8726 3350 8729
3348 8729 3349 8733 3347 8734 3342 8727
3339 8734 3355 8770 3360 8767
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 290DEG 33KT 3355 8748
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$
87/Grantham134
WWUS54 KBMX 100037
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
737 PM CDT Mon Mar 9 2026
ALC057-100047-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260310T0100Z/
Fayette AL-
737 PM CDT Mon Mar 9 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened.
moved out of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been
cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
central and west central Alabama.
&&
LAT...LON 3345 8748 3359 8736 3359 8732 3352 8732
3351 8726 3350 8726 3350 8729 3348 8729
3349 8733 3347 8734 3342 8727 3339 8734
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 293DEG 31KT 3348 8729
$$
ALC125-100100-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260310T0100Z/
Tuscaloosa AL-
737 PM CDT Mon Mar 9 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA COUNTY...
At 737 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bankhead Lock
And Dam, or 17 miles west of Hueytown, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Bankhead Lock And Dam.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3345 8748 3359 8736 3359 8732 3352 8732
3351 8726 3350 8726 3350 8729 3348 8729
3349 8733 3347 8734 3342 8727 3339 8734
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 293DEG 31KT 3348 8729
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$
87/GranthamThe office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 7:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Fayette, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 7:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 8 min |
| Mar 9, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Walker | 63 min |
| Mar 9, 7:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Calhoun, Cleburne, St. Clair | 71 min |
| Mar 9, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 39 min |
| Mar 9, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah | 66 min |
| Mar 9, 7:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Blount, Fayette, Jefferson, Walker | 118 min |
| Mar 9, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Shelby | 62 min |
| Mar 9, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pickens | 54 min |
| Mar 9, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby and 1 more | 65 min |
| Mar 9, 8:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 8:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Talladega | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 8:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Talladega | 55 min |
| Mar 9, 8:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph | 35 min |
| Mar 9, 8:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pickens | 18 min |
| Mar 9, 8:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Coosa | 51 min |
| Mar 9, 9:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Clay | 54 min |
| Mar 9, 9:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Cherokee | 2 hr |
| Mar 9, 9:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Coosa | 36 min |
| Mar 9, 9:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chambers, Tallapoosa | 25 min |
| Mar 9, 10:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chambers, Lee, Macon | 46 min |
| Mar 9, 10:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Bibb | 24 min |
| Mar 9, 11:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chilton | 33 min |
| Mar 9, 11:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Jefferson | 24 min |
| Mar 10, 12:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Coosa | 36 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.