299  
WWUS84 KBMX 182223  
SPSBMX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL  
523 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026  
 
ALZ014-182300-  
WINSTON AL-  
523 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WINSTON COUNTY THROUGH 600 PM  
CDT...  
 
AT 523 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
HALEYVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 45 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...  
HALEYVILLE, LYNN, ARLEY, DOUBLE SPRINGS, ADDISON, HOUSTON  
RECREATIONAL AREA, NESMITH, SMITH LAKE, BRUSHY LAKE, HELICON,  
INMANFIELD, ASHRIDGE, SARDIS, CORINTH REC AREA, FALLS CITY, NEEDMORE,  
MORELAND, WINSTON FREE STATE BARN, HOUSTON, AND NATURAL BRIDGE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3430 8711 3403 8711 3403 8763 3430 8763  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 259DEG 39KT 3416 8756  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
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