Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued September 12 at 5:42PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 12, 2026 - 3:42pm
Expires:
September 12, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description:
At 541 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Brighton, or over Fairfield, moving east at 20
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...
Southern Birmingham, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Bessemer, Homewood,
Mountain Brook, Hueytown, Fairfield, Pleasant Grove, Midfield,
Brighton, Lipscomb, Mulga, Birmingham Fairgounds, Edgewater, Five
Points South, Ensley, Bluff Park, Legion Field, and U.A.B. Campus.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 65 between mile markers 249 and 260.
Interstate 459 between mile markers 1 and 24.
Interstate 59 between mile markers 101 and 125.
Instruction:
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Area Description:
Jefferson
Forcast Office:
NWS Birmingham AL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov