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WWUS74 KBMX 191705
NPWBMX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1205 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026
ALZ045-046-049-050-200300-
/O.NEW.KBMX.HT.Y.0010.260820T0200Z-260821T0200Z/
MACON-BULLOCK-PIKE-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EUFAULA, TUSKEGEE, TROY, AND UNION SPRINGS
1205 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM CDT
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 106 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...BARBOUR, BULLOCK, MACON, AND PIKE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. YOUNG CHILDREN AND
PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE, RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STOKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN
SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT
SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN
EMERGENCY! CALL 9 1 1.
ALZ011>013-015-022>025-030>036-039>044-200300-
/O.EXT.KBMX.HT.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-260821T0200Z/
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WALKER-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-
SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-COOSA-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-
LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WETUMPKA, JASPER, CENTREVILLE, TALLASSEE,
DEMOPOLIS, MARION, CLANTON, MOUNDVILLE, HAMILTON, FAYETTE,
HAYNEVILLE, COLUMBIANA, MONTGOMERY, PRATTVILLE, PELHAM, GREENSBORO,
BIRMINGHAM, EUTAW, ROCKFORD, LINDEN, VERNON, CARROLLTON, FORT
DEPOSIT, HOOVER, SELMA, ALABASTER, TUSCALOOSA, SULLIGENT, AND
LIVINGSTON
1205 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THURSDAY
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 107.
* WHERE...AUTAUGA, BIBB, CHILTON, COOSA, DALLAS, ELMORE, FAYETTE,
GREENE, HALE, JEFFERSON, LAMAR, LOWNDES, MARENGO, MARION,
MONTGOMERY, PERRY, PICKENS, SHELBY, SUMTER, TUSCALOOSA, AND WALKER
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. YOUNG CHILDREN AND
PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE, RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STOKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN
SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT
SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN
EMERGENCY! CALL 9 1 1.
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