JeffCoALert
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 26 at 4:50PM CDT until August 26 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Headline
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 26 at 4:50PM CDT until August 26 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Description
SVRBMX
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
North central Shelby County in central Alabama...
East central Jefferson County in central Alabama...
* Until 530 PM CDT.
* At 450 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cahaba
Heights, or over Mountain Brook, and is nearly stationary.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Eastern Birmingham, Vestavia Hills, Homewood, Mountain Brook,
Irondale, Leeds, Tarrant, Shops of Grand River, Kingston, Barber
Motorsports Park, Birmingham Airport, Greystone, Samford
University, Inverness, Highland Lakes, Cahaba Heights, Fowler Lake,
The Summit, Lake Purdy, and Brook Highland.
Instructions
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Additional Details
| Type | Alert |
| Phenomena | Severe Thunderstorm |
| Severity | Warning |
| Event Code | SVR |
| Area | Jefferson, AL; Shelby, AL |
| Sent | Wednesday, August 26, 2026 4:50 PM CDT |
| Expires | Wednesday, August 26, 2026 5:30 PM CDT |
| Sender | NWS Birmingham AL |
| Id | urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d631c96624557215ffd2fdc8e9c0abf57899e922.001.1 |