Warning Vector

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

NWS Birmingham AL ยท US

Updated
This event was updated at .

Details

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning Remains In Effect Until 415 PM CDT For South Central Jefferson County

Event
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Immediate
Severity
Severe
Certainty
Observed
Response
Shelter

Description

Overview

At 344 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over southwestern Birmingham, moving south at 5 mph.

Hazard

60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

Source

Radar indicated.

Impacts

Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Southwestern Birmingham, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Bessemer, Homewood, Mountain Brook, Fairfield, Pleasant Grove, Midfield, Brighton, Lipscomb, Birmingham Fairgounds, Ensley, Bluff Park, Legion Field, U.A.B. Campus, Samford University, Birmingham Southern College, Regions Field, and Ross Bridge.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Affected areas

  • Jefferson County, AL

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Birmingham AL

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~38s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M2XPKWWP3PZD8P3XJAZXRX5V
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f9f88d8e5a8c8e52b7fb7ac6726b3d5f5d197c31.001.1
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Birmingham AL
AWIPS ID
CAPBMX
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.4766
WMO heading
XOUS54
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
54

References

Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent

Event codes

NameValue
SAMESVS
NationalWeatherServiceSVW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierSVSBMX
WMOidentifierWWUS54 KBMX 192044
NWSheadlineA SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY
eventMotionDescription2026-09-19T20:44:00-00:00...storm...338DEG...6KT...33.48,-86.87
windThreatRADAR INDICATED
maxWindGust60 MPH
hailThreatRADAR INDICATED
maxHailSize0.88
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0176.000000T0000Z-260919T2115Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-19T16:15:00-05:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Jefferson County, AL
NameValue
SAME001073
UGCALC073
Polygons
33.43,-86.7 33.43,-86.72 33.42,-86.72 33.36,-86.92 33.51,-86.96 33.54,-86.85 33.43,-86.7