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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL

May 31, 2026Shelby County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at May 31, 2026, 7:13 PM CDT for Shelby County, Alabama. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 31, 2026, 7:13 PM CDT (00:13 UTC)
Expired: May 31, 2026, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

County Shelby County, AL

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NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 31, 6:51 PM CDT, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 6:51 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 31, 5:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 31, 6:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 31, 6:16 PM CDT, 57 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 31, 6:21 PM CDT, 52 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 31, 6:51 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 31, 7:13 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
713 PM CDT Sun May 31 2026

ALZ024-025-010045-
Jefferson AL-Shelby AL-
713 PM CDT Sun May 31 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN SHELBY AND SOUTH
CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM CDT...

At 713 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Bessemer, moving southeast at 30 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...
Southwestern Birmingham, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Alabaster, Bessemer,
Homewood, Pelham, Helena, Calera, Fairfield, Chelsea, Montevallo,
Midfield, Brighton, Indian Springs Village, Lipscomb, Wilton,
American Village, Oak Mountain State Park, and Maylene.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3329 8658 3307 8685 3307 8688 3305 8689
      3324 8703 3325 8703 3325 8704 3333 8710
      3348 8690
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 317DEG 26KT 3335 8695

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

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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 31, 7:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Elmore	28 min
May 31, 8:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lowndes	26 min
Jun 1, 12:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marion	60 min
Jun 1, 1:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Winston	57 min
Jun 1, 1:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Marion	65 min
Jun 1, 1:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount, Etowah	55 min
Jun 1, 1:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Walker	53 min
Jun 1, 1:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Lamar	57 min
Jun 1, 2:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson, St. Clair	59 min
Jun 1, 2:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Pickens, Tuscaloosa	65 min
Jun 1, 2:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount, Calhoun, Etowah, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby and 2 more	78 min
Jun 1, 2:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Pickens, Tuscaloosa	62 min
Jun 1, 2:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cherokee	60 min
Jun 1, 3:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bibb	55 min
Jun 1, 3:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Shelby, Talladega and 1 more	54 min
Jun 1, 3:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Sumter	68 min
Jun 1, 3:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Cleburne	52 min
Jun 1, 3:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Randolph	41 min
Jun 1, 3:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Autauga, Chilton, Coosa, Elmore, Tallapoosa	82 min
Jun 1, 3:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Hale, Perry	65 min
Jun 1, 3:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene, Sumter	56 min
Jun 1, 3:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chambers	69 min
Jun 1, 4:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Clay, Randolph	26 min
Jun 1, 4:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lee, Macon, Russell	87 min
Jun 1, 4:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Dallas, Marengo	53 min
Jun 1, 4:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lowndes, Montgomery	83 min
Jun 1, 4:41 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Elmore, Montgomery	3 hr
Jun 1, 4:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene, Sumter	62 min
Jun 1, 4:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bullock, Russell	60 min
Jun 1, 5:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marengo	30 min
Jun 1, 5:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Barbour, Pike	53 min
Jun 1, 5:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marengo	26 min

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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.