457  
WWUS54 KBMX 230238  
SVSBMX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL  
938 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
 
ALC073-127-230300-  
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-260823T0300Z/  
WALKER AL-JEFFERSON AL-  
938 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WALKER AND CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTIES...  
 
AT 938 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR ARKADELPHIA TO NEAR MAYTOWN TO BULL CITY, MOVING  
SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
NORTHWESTERN BIRMINGHAM, BESSEMER, HUEYTOWN, GARDENDALE, FAIRFIELD,  
FULTONDALE, SUMITON, DORA, PLEASANT GROVE, TARRANT, MIDFIELD,  
ADAMSVILLE, WARRIOR, BRIGHTON, KIMBERLY, LIPSCOMB, GRAYSVILLE,  
MORRIS, SYLVAN SPRINGS, AND BROOKSIDE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3389 8701 3382 8695 3384 8687 3384 8676  
3381 8671 3352 8680 3330 8713 3331 8716  
3347 8729 3350 8729 3350 8727 3351 8726  
3352 8732 3359 8732 3373 8717  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0238Z 310DEG 36KT 3381 8699 3359 8705 3342 8725  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
12/ROBINSON  
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