869  
WWUS84 KBMX 120009  
SPSBMX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL  
709 PM CDT TUE AUG 11 2026  
 
ALZ047-120045-  
LEE AL-  
709 PM CDT TUE AUG 11 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL LEE COUNTY THROUGH  
745 PM CDT...  
 
AT 709 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
OPELIKA, MOVING EAST AT 5 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...  
AUBURN, OPELIKA, AND MOUNT JEFFERSON.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3263 8526 3262 8549 3273 8550 3273 8549  
3274 8549 3274 8548 3273 8548 3273 8543  
3274 8543 3274 8541 3273 8540 3273 8529  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 254DEG 5KT 3269 8539  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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