Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued March 16 at 1:04AM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 15, 2026 - 11:04pm
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 12:00am
Description:
At 104 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Bankhead Lock And Dam to near Knoxville.
Movement was east 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...
Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Bessemer, Homewood,
Northport, Mountain Brook, Hueytown, Irondale, Leeds, Fairfield,
Holt, Pleasant Grove, Midfield, Brighton, Moundville, Lipscomb, Lake
View, and Brookwood.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for central and
west central Alabama.
Area Description:
Tuscaloosa; Jefferson; Greene; Bibb
Forcast Office:
NWS Birmingham AL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov