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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL

April 29, 2026Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at Apr 29, 2026, 3:21 AM CDT for Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 29, 2026, 3:21 AM CDT (08:21 UTC)
Expired: Apr 29, 2026, 3:45 AM CDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 40

County Tuscaloosa County, AL

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 266 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1602 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 720 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 244 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 467 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 4.6
Supercell composite: 24.2

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Apr 29, 1:19 AM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 1:19 AM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 29, 12:21 AM CDT, 3 hours before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1221 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026

ALZ011>014-290600-
Fayette AL-Winston AL-Marion AL-Lamar AL-
1221 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MARION...SOUTHWESTERN WINSTON...
NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND NORTHERN LAMAR COUNTIES THROUGH 100 AM
CDT...

At 1220 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Weston to near Detroit to Smithville.
Movement was southeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Hamilton, Winfield, Sulligent, Lynn, Guin, Brilliant, Glen Allen,
Detroit, Beaverton, Gu-
Win, Weston, Bluff, Brinn, Lake Buttahatchee, Crews, Twin, Natural
Bridge, Tucker, Henson Springs, and Wayside.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3414 8820 3428 8806 3409 8754 3400 8759
      3400 8764 3391 8764 3385 8767 3373 8782
      3391 8823
TIME...MOT...LOC 0520Z 294DEG 38KT 3420 8805 3408 8817 3404 8838

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, Apr 29, 12:39 AM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1239 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026

ALZ025-032>036-040-041-290615-
Chilton AL-Hale AL-Autauga AL-Bibb AL-Shelby AL-Dallas AL-Coosa AL-
Perry AL-
1239 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN AUTAUGA...CHILTON...
PERRY...SOUTHWESTERN SHELBY...SOUTHERN HALE...BIBB...NORTHEASTERN
DALLAS AND NORTHWESTERN COOSA COUNTIES THROUGH 115 AM CDT...

At 1238 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Eoline to 6 miles west of Heiberger to near
Arcola. Movement was east at 85 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Calera, Clanton, Montevallo, Brent, Valley Grande, Marion,
Centreville, Jemison, Greensboro, Thorsby, West Blocton, Maplesville,
Wilton, Newbern, Gap Of The Mountain, Vaiden, Parnell, Strickland
Crossroads, Brierfield Ironworks Park, and Paul M Grist State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3258 8779 3257 8776 3260 8775 3277 8750
      3311 8725 3310 8625 3285 8650 3248 8696
      3254 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 0538Z 263DEG 73KT 3298 8721 3278 8740 3259 8771

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Apr 29, 1:07 AM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
107 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026

ALZ025-027-028-033-035>037-039>044-290645-
Chilton AL-Lowndes AL-Clay AL-Dallas AL-Perry AL-Elmore AL-
Tallapoosa AL-Autauga AL-Montgomery AL-Marengo AL-Shelby AL-
Talladega AL-Coosa AL-
107 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN ELMORE...SOUTH CENTRAL
TALLADEGA...EAST CENTRAL MARENGO...SOUTHERN PERRY...SOUTHEASTERN
SHELBY...NORTHERN LOWNDES...NORTHWESTERN TALLAPOOSA...SOUTHWESTERN
CLAY...AUTAUGA...CHILTON...DALLAS...NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND COOSA
COUNTIES THROUGH 145 AM CDT...

At 107 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Jemison to near Maplesville to 7 miles
north of Potter Station to 6 miles southwest of Marion Junction to
near Freddie Jones Field. Movement was east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Northwestern Montgomery, Prattville, Selma, Alexander City,
Millbrook, Clanton, Wetumpka, Valley Grande, Jemison, Goodwater,
Mosses, Rockford, Kellyton, Talladega Springs, Selmont-West Selmont,
Weogufka, Equality, Stewartville, Thorsby, and Elmore.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3205 8718 3208 8719 3212 8726 3214 8725
      3215 8728 3220 8732 3220 8736 3227 8745
      3226 8752 3217 8753 3226 8780 3240 8745
      3255 8718 3278 8687 3313 8665 3311 8574
      3258 8612 3235 8640 3220 8665 3205 8699
TIME...MOT...LOC 0607Z 289DEG 46KT 3299 8665 3277 8682 3254 8713 3239
8741 3228 8768

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Apr 29, 1:27 AM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 29, 1:44 AM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 29, 3:21 AM CDT, 0 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
Apr 28, 7:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marengo	28 min
Apr 28, 9:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene	44 min
Apr 28, 9:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Fayette, Lamar	49 min
Apr 28, 10:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar, Marion	50 min
Apr 28, 11:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lamar	24 min
Apr 28, 11:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Pickens	39 min
Apr 28, 11:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar, Marion	34 min
Apr 29, 12:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker	48 min
Apr 29, 12:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marion	39 min
Apr 29, 12:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bibb, Chilton, Perry	36 min
Apr 29, 12:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker	42 min
Apr 29, 1:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Autauga, Chilton, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore	38 min
Apr 29, 1:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bibb, Shelby	48 min
Apr 29, 1:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Chambers, Elmore, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery and 1 more	46 min
Apr 29, 5:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Winston	41 min
Apr 29, 6:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pickens	45 min
Apr 29, 6:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pickens	36 min
Apr 29, 6:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene	32 min
Apr 29, 7:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene	45 min
Apr 29, 7:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson	43 min
Apr 29, 7:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene	39 min
Apr 29, 8:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Sumter	45 min
Apr 29, 8:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Sumter	44 min
Apr 29, 9:02 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Pickens, Sumter	35 hr
Apr 29, 2:22 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Marengo	21 hr
Apr 29, 5:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene	28 min

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