Weather Alerts For Myrtlewood, AL

# HEADLINE -------------------- STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MARENGO, SOUTHEASTERN GREENE, SOUTHWESTERN HALE AND SOUTHEASTERN SUMTER COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM CDT # SUMMARY -------------------- At 418 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Duffys Bend to near Demopolis to near Faunsdale. Movement was southwest at 10 mph. # DETAILS -------------------- 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 Demopolis, Linden, Uniontown, Jefferson, Forkland, Thomaston, Myrtlewood, Faunsdale, Dayton, Arcola, Dug Hill, Tishabee, Freddie Jones Field, Pin Hook, Duffys Bend, Sawyerville, Miller, Coatopa, Chickasaw State Park, and U.S. 80 and AL 28. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS US Highway 43 between mile markers 107 and 150. US Highway 80 between mile markers 19 and 43, and between mile markers 45 and 52. ISSUED AT Monday, September 21, 2026 at 4:18 PM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Birmingham AL HEADER Special Weather Statement # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Greene AL, Hale AL, Marengo AL, Sumter AL

Closest strike: 0.32 miles Stay Alert! Remain in a safe area until there has been no lightning within 10 miles of this location for 30 minutes. Please be aware that lightning activity can remain high even when a storm is moving away from your location. Even if rain has stopped, do not leave your safe area until WeatherBug indicates that lightning is more than 10 miles away from this selected location. IF OUTDOORS Avoid water, high ground, and open spaces. Avoid all metal objects including electric wires, fences, and machinery. Find a safe area in a building or in a fully enclosed vehicle with the windows completely shut. Unsafe places include underneath canopies, small picnic or rain shelters, convertibles, or near trees. IF INDOORS Avoid water and stay away from doors and windows. Avoid using a hard line telephone. Take off headphones. Turn off, unplug, and stay away from appliances, computers, power tools, and TV sets. Lightning may strike exterior electric and phone lines, inducing shocks to inside equipment.

There is a Marginal Severe Storm Risk for your location. Continue reading for today's outlook from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center. -------------------- National Severe Storm Outlook THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST INTO CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND OVER THE TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS SUMMARY Isolated damaging wind gusts remain possible this afternoon from parts of the Southeast into the southern and central Appalachians. An isolated risk for large hail and severe gusts is also forecast over parts of the Texas South Plains later today. 20z Update No changes were made to the existing outlook with this update cycle as the forecast remains on track. See MCD #2323 and the discussion below for additional information.

Pollen Index: 9.6 Pollen Level: medium-high Predominant Pollen: Ragweed. The amount of pollen in the air for Tuesday will be falling but will remain in the high range. This relief in pollen levels is caused in part by falling temperatures, lack of strong winds and expected precipitation in the morning and evening which tends to wash pollen out of the air.