{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.2c47fc6ea9f46cc3ef34e8db144f7b5bc856bfb5.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued May 31 at 5:44PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-31","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.2c47fc6ea9f46cc3ef34e8db144f7b5bc856bfb5.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Birmingham AL"},"word_count":126,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued May 31 at 5:44PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Montgomery; Macon; Bullock; Barbour\n**Issued by:** NWS Birmingham AL\n**Sent:** 2026-05-31T17:44:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-31T17:44:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-31T18:15:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nAt 544 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along\na line extending from near Davisville to near Hardaway to Montgomery.\nMovement was southeast at 25 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nMontgomery, Union Springs, Midway, Meadville, Pike Road, Pine Level,\nAberfoil, Spring Hill, Auburn University In Montgomery, Dublin,\nFranklin Field, Beans Crossroads, Guerryton, Shopton, Davisville,\nWaugh, Liverpool, Alabama State University, Hardaway, and Eastdale\nMall.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building."}