483  
WWUS54 KBMX 181516  
SVSBMX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL  
1016 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
ALC007-021-181530-  
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0093.000000T0000Z-260618T1530Z/  
CHILTON AL-BIBB AL-  
1016 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CDT  
FOR NORTHWESTERN CHILTON AND SOUTHEASTERN BIBB COUNTIES...  
 
AT 1016 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER LAWLEY, OR 11  
MILES SOUTHWEST OF JEMISON, MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
JEMISON, THORSBY, MAPLESVILLE, LAWLEY, TALLADEGA NATIONAL FOREST,  
ASHBY, CHILTON COUNTY MOTOR SPORTS PARK, BRIERFIELD IRONWORKS PARK,  
RANDOLPH, MINOOKA PARK, AND ISABELLA.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL  
ALABAMA.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3277 8684 3279 8702 3284 8702 3284 8703  
3306 8691 3306 8690 3305 8690 3305 8688  
3307 8688 3307 8680 3301 8665 3289 8672  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1516Z 197DEG 35KT 3287 8691  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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