351  
WWUS84 KBMX 312246  
SPSBMX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL  
546 PM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026  
 
ALZ023-312315-  
TUSCALOOSA AL-  
546 PM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026  
 
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY  
THROUGH 615 PM CDT...  
 
AT 546 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG  
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF GORDO TO NEAR COKER TO  
NEAR MOUNDVILLE. MOVEMENT WAS EAST 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...  
SOUTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA, NORTHPORT, MOUNDVILLE, COKER, LAKE LURLEEN  
STATE PARK, SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, TUSCALOOSA AMPHITHEATER,  
BRYANT DENNY STADIUM, TUSCALOOSA NATIONAL AIRPORT, ENGLEWOOD, RALPH,  
LITTLE SANDY, FLATWOODS, MAXWELL, FOSTERS BOAT LANDING, HULL,  
STILLMAN COLLEGE, ECHOLA, OLIVER LOCK AND DAM, AND ELROD.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
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 3342 8784 3346 8769 3331 8757 3301 8751  
3301 8771 3302 8777 3302 8783  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 256DEG 12KT 3336 8781 3327 8773 3301 8770  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
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