561  
WWUS74 KBMX 201808  
NPWBMX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL  
108 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
ALZ022-023-030>035-039>044-210215-  
/O.EXT.KBMX.HT.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-260822T0200Z/  
PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-MARENGO-  
DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CARROLLTON, DEMOPOLIS, HAYNEVILLE, CLANTON,  
LINDEN, TUSCALOOSA, WETUMPKA, TALLASSEE, MOUNDVILLE, MARION, EUTAW,  
GREENSBORO, CENTREVILLE, PRATTVILLE, LIVINGSTON, MONTGOMERY, SELMA,  
AND FORT DEPOSIT  
108 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY
 
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 108.  
 
* WHERE...AUTAUGA, BIBB, CHILTON, DALLAS, ELMORE, GREENE, HALE,  
LOWNDES, MARENGO, MONTGOMERY, PERRY, PICKENS, SUMTER, AND  
TUSCALOOSA COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY.  
 
* 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>013-015-024-025-036-210200-  
/O.CON.KBMX.HT.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-260821T0200Z/  
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WALKER-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-COOSA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VERNON, HAMILTON, HOOVER, ROCKFORD,  
SULLIGENT, FAYETTE, BIRMINGHAM, ALABASTER, PELHAM, JASPER, AND  
COLUMBIANA  
108 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 108.  
 
* WHERE...COOSA, FAYETTE, JEFFERSON, LAMAR, MARION, SHELBY, AND  
WALKER COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
ALZ045-046-049-050-210200-  
/O.CON.KBMX.HT.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-260821T0200Z/  
MACON-BULLOCK-PIKE-BARBOUR-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF UNION SPRINGS, EUFAULA, TROY, AND TUSKEGEE  
108 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 108.  
 
* WHERE...BARBOUR, BULLOCK, MACON, AND PIKE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* 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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