Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Lee, Macon, Russell Counties AL
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NOAA issued it on June 18, 2026, 2 months 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 parts of east central Alabama until 5:45 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- East Central Alabama
- Issued
- June 18, 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 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in East Central Alabama.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Birmingham AL. The alert is effective from June 1, 2026 at 4:18 PM CDT until June 1, 2026 at 5:45 PM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Lee County in east central Alabama, Macon County in southeastern Alabama, and Northern Russell County in southeastern Alabama. Impacted locations include Auburn, Phenix City, Opelika, Tuskegee, Notasulga, Hurtsboro, Smiths, Milstead, Smiths Station, Shorter, Franklin, Beulah, Uchee, Beans Mill, Lake Tuskegee, Auburn University, Tuskegee National Forest, Beauregard, Davisville, and Bleecker.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 4:18 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Fredonia to Camp Hill to near Equality, moving southeast at 40 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 5:45 PM CDT on June 1, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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