{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.9f8a4da978aa507ae6ca1a3df2033dc69f30cc42.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued September 12 at 5:55PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-12","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.9f8a4da978aa507ae6ca1a3df2033dc69f30cc42.001.1","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":150,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued September 12 at 5:55PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Elmore; Montgomery\n**Issued by:** NWS Birmingham AL\n**Sent:** 2026-09-12T17:55:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-12T17:55:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-12T18:30:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nAt 555 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near\nWetumpka, moving southeast at 15 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nNorthern Montgomery, Prattville, Millbrook, Wetumpka, Elmore,\nCoosada, Deatsville, Montgomery Zoo, Boylston, Bob Woodruff Lake,\nEmerald Mountain, Jordan Lake, Blue Ridge, Claud, Holtville, Wetumpka\nMunicipal Airport, Jordan Dam, Wallsboro, Ware, and Speigner.\n\nThis includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 176 and 181.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.\n\nFrequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.\nLightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe\nshelter inside a building or vehicle."}