Extreme Heat Warning for Central Alabama, From Marion and Lamar Counties to Montgomery, Through Monday Night
National Weather Service Birmingham AL records place 39 Alabama zones — among them Marion, Lamar and Fayette counties, and cities from Tuscaloosa to Montgomery — under an Extreme Heat Warning with heat index values up to 113.
By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 17, 2026, 10:48 a.m. ET
According to the public alert product posted to the agency's raw text data archive, an took effect at 9 PM CDT on August 16, 2026, and expires at 9 PM CDT on August 17, 2026. The same record carries the headline "."
The record states that for the Heat Advisory this afternoon, heat index values reach up to 109; for the , dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 113 are expected. The advisory runs until 9 PM CDT this evening and the from 9 PM this evening to 9 PM CDT Monday, according to the alert product. The affected area is given as all of Central Alabama, covering zones.
Those zones are Marion, Lamar, Fayette, Winston, Walker, Blount, Etowah, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Clay, Randolph, Sumter, Greene, Hale, Perry, Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Tallapoosa, Chambers, Marengo, Dallas, Autauga, Lowndes, Elmore, Montgomery, Macon, Bullock, Lee, Russell, Pike and Barbour counties. Cities named in the same record include Heflin, Vernon, Fort Deposit, Pell City, Roanoke, Lafayette, Demopolis, Lanett, Centreville, Union Springs, Tuscaloosa, Fayette, Prattville, Gadsden, Alexander City, Moody, Marion, Clanton, Valley, Eufaula, Hoover, Tallassee, Auburn, Sulligent and Montgomery.
On impacts, the alert product states that heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events, and that hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
The precautions listed in the record are to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances. The record advises taking extra precautions for work or time spent outside and, when possible, rescheduling strenuous activities to early morning or evening, as well as knowing the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke and wearing light weight and loose fitting clothing when possible while drinking plenty of water. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the record notes, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. The record states that heat stroke is an emergency and to call 9 1 1.
Headline now names Marion and Lamar counties, Montgomery and Central Alabama; dek adds Marion, Lamar and Fayette counties plus Tuscaloosa and Montgomery. Body unchanged in substance but the originating record is named more precisely (National Weather Service Birmingham AL public alert product in the agency's raw text archive), the record's own headline is quoted verbatim, and the full impacts and precautions wording — including heat index values 109 and 113, 39 zones, and "call 9 1 1" — is preserved exactly as the record gives it.
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