281  
WWUS54 KBMX 190036  
SVSBMX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL  
736 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
ALC091-119-190100-  
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0150.000000T0000Z-260819T0100Z/  
MARENGO AL-SUMTER AL-  
736 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT  
FOR WESTERN MARENGO AND SOUTHEASTERN SUMTER COUNTIES...  
 
AT 736 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MYRTLEWOOD, OR  
11 MILES WEST OF LINDEN, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO  
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
LINDEN, JEFFERSON, SWEET WATER, MYRTLEWOOD, PUTNAM, FREDDIE JONES  
FIELD, PIN HOOK, NANAFALIA, CHICKASAW STATE PARK, HALF ACRE, U.S. 80  
AND AL 28, CALVARY, WHITFIELD, SLATER, AND DEMOPOLIS MUNICIPAL  
AIRPORT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3252 8799 3233 8765 3199 8799 3199 8807  
3201 8809 3199 8810 3205 8812 3206 8807  
3208 8804 3214 8804 3215 8802 3218 8801  
3228 8802 3230 8798 3230 8794 3228 8794  
3231 8793 3231 8824  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 312DEG 23KT 3232 8798  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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