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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 7:01 PM Sep. 19, 2026 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN ELMORE...WEST CENTRAL MACON AND NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM CDT... At 201 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Prattville to Montgomery to near Victoryland. Movement was south at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Montgomery, Prattville, Millbrook, Wetumpka, Tallassee, Coosada, Shorter, Montgomery Zoo, Boylston, Auburn University In Montgomery, Bob Woodruff Lake, Woodcrest, Emerald Mountain, Maxwell Air Force Base, Lagoon Park, Waugh, Hunter, Alabama State University, Dannelly Field, and Eastdale Mall. This includes the following highways... Interstate 65 between mile markers 166 and 181. Interstate 85 between mile markers 1 and 25. US Highway 82 between mile markers 144 and 162, and near mile marker 179. US Highway 80 between mile markers 124 and 159. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 6:58 PM Sep. 19, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN LEE AND EAST CENTRAL MACON COUNTIES... At 158 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Tuskegee National Forest, or 7 miles south of Auburn, moving southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Society Hill and Tuskegee National Forest. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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