Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Jefferson County, AL
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NOAA issued it on August 9, 2026, 2 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Birmingham has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for east central Jefferson County until 4:30 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Jefferson County, Alabama
- Issued
- August 9, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Birmingham AL
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Jefferson County, Alabama.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Birmingham AL. Effective from August 9 at 3:37 PM CDT until August 9 at 4:30 PM CDT.
Affected Areas
East central Jefferson County in central Alabama, including Birmingham, Vestavia Hills, Homewood, Mountain Brook, Gardendale, Irondale, Fultondale, Center Point, Pinson, Tarrant, Graysville, Brookside, Cardiff, Ketona Lakes, B.j.c.c., Kingston, Five Points South, Birmingham Airport, Legion Field, and Forestdale.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 3:36 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over northern Birmingham, moving north at 20 mph. Hazard includes 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail (0.75 inch). Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
The warning is effective immediately from 3:37 PM CDT and expires at 4:30 PM CDT on August 9.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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