Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Washington County in AL until 3:15pm.

— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) August 17, 2026

Loud thunder and cloud-to-ground lightning is happening with the storms popping up across the region this afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms near Monroeville, Brewton, Pollard, Evergreen, Deer Park, Choctaw Bluff, Mineola, Chapman, and Wing are producing occasional lightning.

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— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) August 17, 2026

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are developing this afternoon across inland areas of southwest Alabama.

Rain is happening near Evergreen, Owassa, Brewton, McCall, Appleton, Mexia, Keith, Pine Hill, Claiborne, Forest Home, and Luverne. https://t.co/aoffg3D2PB

— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) August 17, 2026

RT @NWSMobile: 🌀57 Years Ago – Late on the 17th of August in 1969, Hurricane #Camille made landfall along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

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— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) August 17, 2026

A young RedZone Weather viewer named Sage captured this really great lightning photo over the weekend near Destin, FL. ⚡️

Spotty storms will be possible across the region later today. https://t.co/IbCru2ae54

— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) August 17, 2026

RT @NWSMobile: Another day of temperatures topping out in the 94-to-101-degree range today. Heat Indices topping out in the 108-to-112-degr…

— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) August 17, 2026

We finally are seeing signs that the very hot temperatures may ease a bit as we get into the upcoming weekend. It won’t be cool by any stretch of the imagination, but SLIGHTLY cooler temps seem more likely. Low to mid 90s instead of upper 90s! https://t.co/3TVUr5szs8

— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) August 17, 2026