Interactive NWS Alert

Radar valid at 100 pm CDT, Aug 15th 2026

ALZ041-043-044-151800-
Autauga AL-Montgomery AL-Elmore AL-
1224 PM CDT Sat Aug 15 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN AUTAUGA...
SOUTHWESTERN ELMORE AND NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 100
PM CDT...

At 1223 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Prattville, moving southeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

Locations impacted include...
Northwestern Montgomery, Prattville, Millbrook, Elmore, Coosada,
Deatsville, Hunter, Montgomery Zoo, Boylston, Bob Woodruff Lake,
Autauga County Airport, Maxwell Air Force Base, and Wetumpka
Municipal Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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.

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LAT...LON 3258 8656 3261 8638 3242 8620 3235 8649
TIME...MOT...LOC 1723Z 331DEG 7KT 3250 8643

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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