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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL

August 9, 2026Perry County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2026, 7:34 PM CDT for Perry County, Alabama. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 9, 2026, 7:34 PM CDT (00:34 UTC)
Expired: Aug 9, 2026, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

County Perry County, AL

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 9, 6:40 PM CDT, 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 6:40 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 5:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
541 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2026

ALZ030-031-092315-
Greene AL-Sumter AL-
541 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN GREENE AND NORTH
CENTRAL SUMTER COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM CDT...

At 541 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
New West Greene, or 16 miles south of Aliceville, moving east at 5
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Boligee, Gainesville, New West Greene, Panola, West Greene, Warsaw,
New Mount Hebron, and Pleasant Ridge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3278 8827 3296 8830 3303 8802 3277 8798
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 262DEG 6KT 3288 8821

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

25/Owen

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 6:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
605 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2026

ALZ031-032-092330-
Greene AL-Hale AL-
605 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN GREENE AND CENTRAL
HALE COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM CDT...

At 605 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Duffys Bend, or 11 miles north of Demopolis, moving northeast at 20
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Eutaw, Greensboro, Forkland, Akron, Greensboro Municipal Airport,
Walden Quarters, Duffys Bend, Sawyerville, Thornhill, Wedgeworth,
Evansville, Arcola, Selden Lock And Dam, Eutaw Municipal Airport,
Five Points Intersection, Birdine, and Cedarville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3296 8775 3268 8748 3254 8781 3261 8788
      3261 8786 3260 8786 3260 8784 3262 8786
      3262 8789 3273 8800
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 236DEG 17KT 3267 8781

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

25/Owen

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 6:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
621 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2026

ALZ030-031-100000-
Greene AL-Sumter AL-
621 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN GREENE AND
NORTHWESTERN SUMTER COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM CDT...

At 621 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Boyd, or 7 miles northwest of Livingston, moving northeast at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Livingston, York, Cuba, Boligee, Gainesville, Epes, Emelle, Boyd,
Allison, The University Of West Alabama, New Mount Hebron,
Sumterville, I 20 Welcome Center At Cuba, Payneville, and Five Points
Intersection.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3275 8837 3293 8810 3276 8788 3243 8841
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 233DEG 6KT 3266 8829

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

25/Owen

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 6:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 9, 7:18 PM CDT, 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 9, 7:34 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 9, 7:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marengo	27 min
Aug 9, 9:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Chambers, Tallapoosa	33 min
Aug 10, 4:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cherokee	34 min

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