Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Hale and Marengo Counties, AL
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NOAA issued it on August 19, 2026, 5 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Birmingham has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northeastern Marengo County and southwestern Hale County in Alabama until 8:30 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Hale and Marengo Counties, Alabama
- Issued
- August 19, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Birmingham AL
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 5 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Hale and Marengo Counties, Alabama.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Birmingham AL. Effective from August 18, 2026 at 7:46 PM CDT until August 18, 2026 at 8:30 PM CDT. Alert type code: SVR.
Affected Areas
Northeastern Marengo County in southwestern Alabama and southwestern Hale County in west central Alabama. Locations impacted include Demopolis, Uniontown, Faunsdale, Dayton, Arcola, Old Spring Hill, Gallion, Laneville, and Demopolis Lock And Dam.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 7:46 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Demopolis moving east at 15 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch). Radar indicated.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 8:30 PM CDT on August 18, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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