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Special Weather Statement, NWS Mobile, AL

July 18, 2026Baldwin County, Alabama

NWS Mobile, AL issued this special weather statement at Jul 18, 2026, 6:13 PM CDT for Baldwin 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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Issued: Jul 18, 2026, 6:13 PM CDT (23:13 UTC)
Expired: Jul 18, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

County Baldwin County, AL

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What forecasters said that day

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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, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 1:53 PM CDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 5:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 18, 5:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 18, 5:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 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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Local storm report, Jul 18, 5:24 PM CDT, 49 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Mobile AL
524 PM CDT Sat Jul 18 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0513 PM     Marine Tstm Wind 5 ESE Destin            30.39N 86.41W
07/18/2026  M41 MPH          Okaloosa           FL   Mesonet

            Mesonet station XCBS reports a gust of 41
            mph.

&&

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Special weather statement, Jul 18, 5:52 PM CDT, 21 minutes before

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

ALZ264-266-FLZ201-202-182345-
Baldwin Coastal AL-Baldwin Central AL-Escambia Inland FL-
Escambia Coastal FL-
552 PM CDT Sat Jul 18 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN AND SOUTH
CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM CDT...

At 552 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles west of Gonzalez, moving south at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
West Pensacola, Gonzalez, Orange Beach, Lillian, Myrtle Grove, and
Perdido Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3070 8755 3069 8728 3030 8728 3025 8761
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 008DEG 21KT 3059 8741

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, Jul 18, 6:13 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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

ALZ262-264-FLZ201-190000-
Baldwin Central AL-Baldwin Inland AL-Escambia Inland FL-
613 PM CDT Sat Jul 18 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL BALDWIN AND
NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM CDT...

At 612 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles southwest of Bratt, or 10 miles south of Atmore, moving south
at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central
Baldwin and northwestern Escambia Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3094 8764 3093 8741 3061 8738 3064 8772
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 004DEG 18KT 3087 8751

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, 5:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Clarke	47 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, 6:40 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

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.