NWS Huntsville ALXH.W 0001June 30, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin and 11 more, AL and TN
The National Weather Service office in Huntsville issued an extreme heat warning for Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin and 11 more in Alabama, Tennessee, which was in force until 7:00 p.m. local time on July 1. It was the 1st extreme heat warning the NWS office in Huntsville issued in 2026. Alabama had 1 extreme heat warning in June 2026, against 1 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Alabama's extreme heat warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 31.7 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Huntsville AL
- Area
- Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin and 11 more
- State
- Alabama
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:21 a.m. CDT, June 30, 2026
- Expires
- 7:00 p.m. CDT, July 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KHUN XH.W 0001
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...For the Extreme Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 112. For the Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 109 expected. * WHERE...All counties in northern Alabama and southern middle Tennessee. * WHEN...For the Extreme Heat Warning, now until 7 PM CDT Wednesday. For the Heat Advisory, from 7 PM Wednesday until 7 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
What the agency told people to do
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.