Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 20 at 5:43PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 20, 2026 - 3:43pm
Expires:
August 20, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
At 543 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Bayou La Batre to 6 miles west of Gulf Shores.
Movement was south at 15 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...
Grand Bay, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Fort Morgan, Coden, and
Alabama Port.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
If on or near areas of water, get out and move indoors or inside a
vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the
parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough
to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be
caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description:
Mobile Central; Mobile Coastal; Baldwin Coastal
Forcast Office:
NWS Mobile AL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov