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The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for 39 counties in central Alabama, including Marion, Lamar, and Fayette, with heat index values up to 107 expected through 8 PM CDT Saturday.
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Heat Advisory for four counties with heat index values expected to reach 106.
Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 108 are expected across central and western Alabama in a developing heat event.
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.
A man was seriously hurt in a shooting on a block in Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday, August 15, 2026.