780  
WWUS84 KBMX 181818  
SPSBMX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL  
118 PM CDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
ALZ049-050-181900-  
PIKE AL-BARBOUR AL-  
118 PM CDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN PIKE AND  
SOUTHWESTERN BARBOUR COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM CDT...  
 
AT 118 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG  
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR BANKS TO GAINO. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTH AT 20  
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...  
CLIO, CLAYTON, LOUISVILLE, BLUE SPRINGS, TYLER CROSSROADS, DOSTER,  
GAINO, BLUE SPRINGS STATE PARK, TEXASVILLE, BOOT HILL, TENNILLE,  
MILLERS FORD, CLAYTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MONTICELLO, JOSIE, AND BAKER  
HILL.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3162 8578 3188 8579 3189 8531 3170 8526  
3171 8542 3162 8542  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1818Z 355DEG 18KT 3185 8578 3183 8533  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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