Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 9 at 7:42PM CDT until March 9 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 9, 2026 - 5:42pm
Expires:
March 9, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description:
At 741 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Gorgas Steam Plant to near Bull City to near
Bankhead Lock And Dam, moving southeast at 50 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...
Birmingham, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Bessemer, Homewood, Mountain
Brook, Hueytown, Irondale, Fairfield, Pleasant Grove, Midfield,
Adamsville, Brighton, Lipscomb, Sylvan Springs, Mulga, Maytown, North
Johns, Birmingham Fairgounds, and Five Points South.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Jefferson, AL; Walker, AL
Forcast Office:
NWS Birmingham AL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov