NWS: “Extreme Heat Still Isn’t Budging” in Portions of Alabama

Brutal heat index values are expected today in portions of Alabama. The National Weather Service in Birmingham said that our area can expect “dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 114 degrees.”

The National Weather Service said that “Extreme Heat Still Isn't Budging”

Currently, portions of Alabama are under either a “Excessive Heat Warning” or “Heat Advisory.” Regardless of which category your county falls under, stay informed about the temperatures.

Excessive Heat Warning

DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 114

This is in effect until 9 p.m. for the following counties: Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Chilton, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Greene, Hale, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Russell, Shelby, Sumter, Tallapoosa, and Tuscaloosa.

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Heat Advisory

HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109

This is in effect until 9 p.m. for the following counties: Fayette, Jefferson, Lamar, and Walker.

Relief Headed Our Way?

Some good news comes from James Spann, ABC 33/40, and Townsquare Media Tuscaloosa Chief Meteorologist. “Tomorrow and Wednesday, heat levels will drop in the wake of a surface front; temperatures will likely remain below 90 degrees over the northern half of the state.”

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