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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

July 18, 2026Clarke County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Jul 18, 2026, 5:13 PM CDT for Clarke County, Alabama. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 18, 2026, 5:13 PM CDT (22:13 UTC)
Expired: Jul 18, 2026, 6:00 PM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

County Clarke County, AL

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NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 18, 1:53 PM CDT, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 1:53 PM CDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 4:22 PM CDT, 51 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 18, 4:27 PM CDT, 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 18, 4:49 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 18, 5:03 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 18, 5:05 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 18, 5:13 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
513 PM CDT Sat Jul 18 2026

ALZ053-055-182300-
Clarke AL-Monroe AL-
513 PM CDT Sat Jul 18 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL MONROE AND EAST
CENTRAL CLARKE COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM CDT...

At 513 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Whatley, or 9 miles southeast of Grove Hill, moving south at 10 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...
Whatley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3174 8773 3172 8753 3138 8751 3143 8786
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 015DEG 10KT 3162 8766

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 17, 7:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Crenshaw	41 min
Jul 17, 7:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Butler, Crenshaw	41 min
Jul 18, 2:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Covington	46 min
Jul 18, 2:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Mobile	51 min
Jul 18, 2:40 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		52 min
Jul 18, 3:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Baldwin	50 min
Jul 18, 3:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Monroe	26 min
Jul 18, 3:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Mobile	33 min
Jul 18, 4:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Monroe	46 min
Jul 18, 4:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Mobile	38 min
Jul 18, 4:26 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		79 min
Jul 18, 4:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Conecuh	41 min
Jul 18, 4:54 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		51 min
Jul 18, 5:03 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		57 min
Jul 18, 5:38 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		97 min
Jul 18, 5:53 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		67 min
Jul 18, 5:59 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		61 min
Jul 18, 6:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Baldwin	47 min
Jul 18, 6:40 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MOB		80 min
Jul 18, 4:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Okaloosa	33 min
Jul 18, 5:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia	42 min
Jul 18, 5:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Okaloosa	40 min
Jul 18, 5:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Escambia	53 min
Jul 18, 1:23 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	MOB	George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne	30 hr

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Sources

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