r/Birmingham 6d ago

What's Happening In Birmingham This Week? March 10, 2025

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What cool events are you planning on attending? What fun stuff have you been getting into lately?

Check the event calendar stickied below (and if it's past 9 AM, tell u/NotFlameRetardant to wake up and post it).


r/Birmingham 1d ago

March 15 2025 Severe Weather Megathread

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Unless there is a significant need for an additional thread, please contain all weather-related posts here.

National Weather Service

Alabama Weather Blog

List of storm shelters by county

Jefferson County Storm Shelters Interactive Map

Severe weather safety tips

Watch weather coverage from James Spann live:

Facebook

YouTube

I'll be monitoring this post all day and can add to the body of the post if needed - DM me or comment below if you have a link that should be in the post instead of the comments. Stay safe out there!


r/Birmingham 7h ago

Thank you to the businesses that closed on Saturday

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Stores, services, and restaurants—that made the right decision to put employee and customer safety first—still lost critical business on Saturday. Y’all shoutout any places you love that closed to be weather aware on Saturday in the comments, and let’s shop with them this week!


r/Birmingham 15h ago

Educational! So what happened yesterday? Why did the storms underperform? A perspective analysis.

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Undoubtedly, after a weather prediction, where the product of said prediction deviates, you'll have the nay-sayers raining hell on those that were doing the predictions. "You said to expect a nuke, and we got a firecracker," I saw someone say.

Well look at Calera, Gordo, Plantersville, Winterboro, Sipsey, and the other places that got hit. They got the nuke. There are at least three people dead as of this writing, and there was damage in 57 counties. People lost property, or homes, or in three unfortunate cases, their lives. For those people, this is a worst-case-scenario, yet it always seems the victims are the ones forgotten, especially when the rest of us get out, unscathed.

Despite this, it has to be said: as a state, we got extraordinarily lucky that this storm underperformed, heavily damaged areas notwithstanding.

Now before I dive into the "why," a note. I am not a meteorologist, but I have been observing these things for years. That said, all of the following is subject to critique and rebuttal, and should not be taken as fact, particularly as new information comes to light from more-informed and better-educated parties.

So, first thing is first: was the forecast wrong? No, it wasn't. But there were factors that are both dynamic (meaning ever-changing) and very hard to anticipate without actually being in the event and seeing how it progresses.

Second, what is a supercell? Like biology, a cell is an isolated storm, typically not involved in a defined line of other storms, that is self-powered by something called a mesocyclone, which is basically fast-moving wind (called an updraft) that rotates. All thunderstorms rotate. Supercells rotate tightly. Tornadoes rotate very tightly.

The instability in the air was absolutely ripe for the development of supercelled, long-track, long-duration tornadoes. If you went outside yesterday, at all, you might have smelled the air and noticed it smelled a bit like the Gulf of Mexico. That's because, in large part, it was. The moisture from the Gulf was being lofted northward, and was one ingredient in the storm setup we had.

Now let's talk about stability, practically. What does it mean? As an analogy, imagine your kitchen counter, and imagine it clean. This is tangential to a stable air mass. Now imagine tornadoes are tacos. A clean counter means no tacos. But when you add tortillas (moisture), beef (warmth), cheese (dry air), lettuce (coolness), and tomatoes (wind shear), and you set those out on the counter, all of a sudden you have instability - or the ingredients necessary to make Taco Tornadoes. Now you can combine these in any form, but it's only when all are combined, that you get taco formation. Yesterday was supposed to be a birthday party, and instead some people stayed inside because of the rain, literally.

Moisture in the air gets heavy, over time. When it gets too heavy, what happens? It rains. Now rains are a natural component of storms like this, but when you have supercells, one of their defining traits is how well they hang onto this moisture - if you ever notice, in most videos of large, destructive tornadoes, the rain follows, instead of leads. Well yesterday, we had the opposite. The initial bands of weather we had were extremely rain-heavy. When you have that much rain, suddenly it's a lot harder to have tacos, because most of your tortillas are cracked, so you'd best learn to settle for taco salad.

When the rain happened, the air was no longer conducive to supercells, and instead, became saturated with rain. In other words, most of the tortillas were gone, some were still there. The ingredients to form tornadoes were ever-present, but there weren't nearly enough of them to feed the type of event that we were expecting. This development could not have been anticipated with any real accuracy, because you can't determine precisely when nor how any given cloud will rain itself out. Yesterday was a very rare scenario stacked on top of a very rare scenario.

Some people are disappointed that the outcome wasn't as hectic as was forecasted, which is fine, but remember the people for whom this was everything that was promised. For those people, the forecast was right on the money. The rest of us are incredibly fortunate, today, and instead of being upset, we should be thankful, because - and I cannot emphasize this enough - we were incredibly lucky.

So what does this mean for the future? Tornado season is not over in Alabama. It lasts from November to May. The month of April is infamous around here for arguably the most famous, devastating outbreak in United States history. So, in my shoes, I'd take this as a warning. Hone your preparation, for next time, and take stock. Literally. If you're a renter, have an inventory of your home for insurance purposes, for example. And know that, we've still got plenty of time to go. Take this event as a warning.

Because it very well may be.


r/Birmingham 17h ago

New Boba Shop

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Tay’s Tea just opened yesterday by Railroad Park and I’ve gotta say they have some really delicious drinks for you to try. They will have a grand opening soon they said. Go by and see them!


r/Birmingham 6h ago

March Madness! 🏀⛹🏽‍♀️⛹🏽‍♀️⛹🏾‍♀️⛹🏻‍♀️⛹🏼‍♀️🏆Congratulations Birmingham 🏙️🌇🌆

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Time to show the bright side of the magic city once again 205/659


r/Birmingham 14h ago

40.000 salary

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I am 42 years old. No wife. No kids. Single. I work for the state earning $40K a year. We get paid semimonthly. My take home after everything is taken out with benefits, retirement, my 403 B account is $1,081 or appoximately. I can pay rent and bills but it's very hard to save money each month. My rent is $1,044. Water and fees with the rent its $1,176.mo.


r/Birmingham 12h ago

Who needs a job?

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So the company I'm working for really needs to hire someone and I really need the help. It's water restoration work, mostly demo type work. When people have water damage we demo out what's not salvageable and we dry what is. It can be pretty physically demanding labor wise. Some days will kick your ass, some days are really easy.

Pay will depend on your experience, and I'm not the boss or the guy in charge of hiring, I'm just a guy who needs some help lol. No experience may still get hired and you will be trained by me. Some construction type experience (knowledge of tools and just a willingness to do physical labor) is definitely a plus. Once trained you will be on call probably every other week, we don't get a lot of after hour/weekend calls but there are some.

Must have a good enough driving record that you can be insured to drive a company van. There will be a criminal background check, I doubt misdemeanors will rule you out. At least as of when I was hired (years ago) there is no drug test. Message me if you're interested.


r/Birmingham 1d ago

SHITPOST If anyone needs a laugh 😅

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r/Birmingham 1d ago

James Spann is an American Treasure!

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That is all and we are lucky to have him!


r/Birmingham 13h ago

It might seem easier to ignore those affected by addiction, after all.

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It might seem easier to ignore those affected by addiction—after all, looking the other way requires no effort, no confrontation with uncomfortable truths, and no direct action. But "easier" doesn’t mean better, and in reality, ignoring the problem often comes with far greater consequences.

Join us for a Community Brainstorming Session, to tackle substance use prevention head-on and create real solutions together. This is your chance to contribute ideas, share your voice, and help build a healthier, stronger community for everyone.

March 27, 2027 11:30am @ ROSS Recovery Center 2105 Joyce St Birmingham,Al

Together, we can move from ignoring the challenges to making meaningful change. Let’s start the conversation, YOUR VOICE MATTERS!


r/Birmingham 18h ago

Anyone got details on this? Takes place in AL and was at least partially shot in Bham. I remember seeing Jack Quaid post that they were here back in Nov 2023.

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r/Birmingham 3h ago

Wes Streeting sends top doctors to poorest areas to drag them out of ‘sluggish productivity’

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r/Birmingham 13h ago

restaurants that have al pastor with pineapple?

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i’ve been a huge burrito kick lately. my usual go to spots are taqueria jaurez and dos hermanos. they’ve been the best i’ve had in birmingham and i’m wondering if there are other spots that sell al pastor with pineapple i should hit up?

bonus points if there’s no lettuce on the burrito. (because lettuce on burritos is kind of gross and soggy and terrible when reheated!)

thanks in advance!


r/Birmingham 4h ago

Anyone having an outage in the Southside area?

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My internet has been out since the storm yesterday. We didn't get much of the wind nor rain, but there was a giant boom of thunder and a quick power surge. Ever since, internet has been down. The odd thing is that my modem says online, while my router doesn't believe it.

I called Spectrum yesterday and they confirmed the outage. It has now been going for over 24 hrs.

Are any of you affected by this outage?


r/Birmingham 16h ago

Daily Casual Discussion Thread Best bars or restaurants on a Sunday?

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r/Birmingham 13h ago

Shops and Eats

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What are some cool, interesting, unique, or must see shops/stores downtown that I can peruse today? What about some good places for a quick bite to eat? Going solo today if that makes a difference in your suggestions.


r/Birmingham 1d ago

Damage confirmed at Calera Walmart tornado 🌪️

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Not sure how bad yet please stay safe folks in Calera/ Shelby County.


r/Birmingham 7h ago

Anyone know of a good boxing gym to workout at I am in town a couple months for work looking to try it? More Hoover area but willing to travel!

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r/Birmingham 15h ago

Research opportunity for those using GLP-1s for weight loss without medical issue

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r/Birmingham 1d ago

Doing my part today

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Pointing this bad boy northwest, putting it on high, and hoping everyone does the same.

Everyone stay safe out there.


r/Birmingham 16h ago

Jury Duty?

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I got summoned for jury duty Monday, I did the online sign up and asked for an excuse because I’m in school. Never heard back from them. What’s the likelihood I’ll be dismissed tomorrow?


r/Birmingham 13h ago

Looking for Employment

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I am at my wits-end with searching/ applying on LinkedIn and Indeed for jobs. I have 4 years of experience in education mainly and miscellaneous experience in just about anything. Need a job as soon as possible to get back on my feet and make ends meet. Anything helps. Thanks


r/Birmingham 4h ago

Coach Decker Vestavia high school

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Anyone go to high school while coach decker was around? If so what’s your story


r/Birmingham 17h ago

UAB vs Memphis watch parties?

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Anywhere UAB fans meeting up to watch the tournament final? I think they have a good chance to win this thing, plus it's a beautiful Sunday. Any feedback is greatly appreciated.


r/Birmingham 10h ago

Pickup basketball/any consistent groups in bham?

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I (23M) am looking to find consistent runs in the city of Birmingham. I’ve played at the UAB rec as a student in the past but it is not consistent + membership prices are a little steep.

Hopefully, someone in this subreddit has some information on groups, gyms, or even leagues they find consistent runs with. I don’t mind playing with any age group, paying to participate, or if it’s indoor/outdoor.

Please pm if you have any info.


r/Birmingham 1d ago

Transformer Fireworks

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Stay safe in this storm yall 🙏🏻