Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 18 at 6:56PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 18, 2026 - 4:56pm
Expires:
August 18, 2026 - 5:45pm
Description:
At 656 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Mobile Regional Airport, or 7 miles west of Midtown Mobile, moving
south at 20 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...
Midtown Mobile, Downtown Mobile, Prichard, Tillmans Corner, Theodore,
Chickasaw, Grand Bay, Tanner Williams, I65 And I165, I10 And I65, and
Mobile Regional Airport.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Mobile Central; Mobile Coastal
Forcast Office:
NWS Mobile AL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov