Alabama Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 06/18/2026 14:42

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued June 18 at 4:42PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
June 18, 2026 - 2:42pm
Expires: 
June 18, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description: 
At 442 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Huguley to near Hurtsboro. Movement was northeast at 45 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... Phenix City, Smiths, Smiths Station, Beulah, Russell County Sports Complex, Seale, Beans Mill, Ladonia, Bleecker, Griffen Mill, Rutherford, Monterey Heights, Hatchechubbe, Uchee Creek, Ladonia Sports Complex, Fort Mitchell, Fort Mitchell Activity Center, Phenix Drag Strip, and Parkmanville.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southeastern and east central Alabama.
Area Description: 
Lee; Russell
Forcast Office: 
NWS Birmingham AL