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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 11:17 PM Jul. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN TALLADEGA...SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY...NORTHWESTERN COOSA AND SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES... At 616 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bon Air, or near Childersburg, moving southwest at 20 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Sylacauga, Childersburg, Wilsonville, Talladega Springs, Stewartville, Vincent, Harpersville, Westover, Oak Grove, Bon Air, Winterboro, Strickland Crossroads, Marble Valley, Fayetteville, Alpine, Sycamore, Lay Lake, Alabama 4H Center, Shelby Shores, and Gantts Quarry. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 10:58 PM Jul. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT TALLADEGA...EAST CENTRAL SHELBY...NORTHWESTERN TALLAPOOSA...NORTHEASTERN COOSA AND SOUTHERN CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM CDT... At 558 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Winterboro, or 9 miles northeast of Sylacauga. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Talladega, Sylacauga, Childersburg, Ashland, Wilsonville, Goodwater, Stewartville, Vincent, Harpersville, Oak Grove, Waldo, Bon Air, Goldville, Alpine Bay Resort, Winterboro, Strickland Crossroads, Fayetteville, Alpine, Sycamore, and Parkdale. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for central and east central Alabama. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Heat Advisory
Issued: 6:08 PM Jul. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 108. * WHERE...Bibb, Blount, Cherokee, Chilton, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Marion, Perry, Pickens, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances. Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When possible, reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stoke. Wear light weight and loose fitting clothing when possible and drink plenty of water. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1. &&
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 6:02 PM Jul. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 430 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 31 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ALABAMA AUTAUGA BIBB BLOUNT CALHOUN CHAMBERS CHEROKEE CHILTON CLAY CLEBURNE COOSA DALLAS ELMORE ETOWAH FAYETTE GREENE HALE JEFFERSON LAMAR MARENGO MARION PERRY PICKENS RANDOLPH SHELBY ST. CLAIR SUMTER TALLADEGA TALLAPOOSA TUSCALOOSA WALKER WINSTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALABASTER, ALEXANDER CITY, ALICEVILLE, ANNISTON, ASHLAND, BIRMINGHAM, BRENT, CARROLLTON, CENTRE, CENTREVILLE, CLANTON, COLUMBIANA, DEMOPOLIS, EUTAW, FAYETTE, GADSDEN, GREENSBORO, HALEYVILLE, HAMILTON, HEFLIN, HOOVER, JACKSONVILLE, JASPER, LANETT, LINDEN, LINEVILLE, LIVINGSTON, MARION, MILLBROOK, MOODY, MOUNDVILLE, ONEONTA, PELHAM, PELL CITY, PRATTVILLE, ROANOKE, ROCKFORD, SELMA, SULLIGENT, SYLACAUGA, TALLADEGA, TUSCALOOSA, UNIONTOWN, VALLEY, VERNON, WETUMPKA, AND YORK.
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