WWUS84 KBMX 091908 SPSBMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Birmingham AL 208 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026 ALZ012-013-022-091945- Fayette AL-Pickens AL-Lamar AL- 208 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL PICKENS... SOUTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHEASTERN LAMAR COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM CDT... At 208 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Millport, moving southeast at 20 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... Reform, Millport, Kennedy, Belk, Ashcraft Corner, Cody, North Pickens Airport, Hightogy, Melborne, and Shaw. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 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. && LAT...LON 3352 8823 3372 8811 3363 8778 3338 8800 TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 294DEG 18KT 3358 8812 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ 89^GSatterwhite