About the National Weather Service Office in Birmingham

NWS Birmingham Mission Statement

The National Weather Service, or NWS, in Birmingham, Alabama, provides a variety of meteorological and hydrological services for 39 counties in Central Alabama. The office is located at the Shelby County Airport in Calera, AL. Employing the latest technology, scientific techniques, and sound meteorological reasoning, our mission is to serve the people by initiating and distributing timely and effective warnings, statements, and forecasts to save lives!

For an in-depth history of the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Birmingham, take a look at the Office History page written mostly in part by Brian Peters, former Warning Coordination Meteorologist. If you have comments, questions and/or suggestions about this page, please send a note to the BMX Webmaster. We appreciate your feedback!

WFO Birmingham's Area of Responsibility

CWA Map

NWS Birmingham Staff

The "Front Office" Team
Chris Darden	Meteorologist-in-Charge
Kevin Laws	Science and Operations Officer
John De Block	Warning Coordination Meteorologist
Vacant	Information Technology Officer
Michael Festino	Electronics Systems Analyst
Michael Garrison	Observation Program Leader
Reshun Jones	Administrative Assistant

The "Operations" Team
Roger McNeil	Service Hydrologist
Mark Rose	Senior Meteorologist
Mark Linhares	Senior Meteorologist
Mary Keiser	Senior Meteorologist
Jody Aaron	Senior Meteorologist
Holly Allen	Senior Meteorologist
Jim Westland	Meteorologist
Tara Goggins	Meteorologist
Gary Goggins	Meteorologist
Matt Grantham	Meteorologist
Jason Davis	Meteorologist
Nathan Owen	Meteorologist
Gerald Satterwhite	Meteorologist
Jason Holmes	Meteorologist
Jessica Winton	Meteorologist
Alex Sizemore	Meteorologist
Daniel Martin	Meteorologist

The "Electronics" Team
Eric Hattendorf	Electronics Technician
David Garrett	Electronics Technician

Our office is located at the Shelby County Airport, just off Interstate 65 exit #234, within the city limits of Calera.

National Weather Service Forecast Office
465 Weathervane Road
Calera, Alabama 35040
205-664-3010