Storm Surge Watch — Baldwin Central was recorded by Global Incident Tracker on Wednesday, 7 October 2026 at 16:09 UTC. The event is classified as a storm incident with a severity rating of Severe, and was detected through the US National Weather Service (NWS).

Storm Surge Watch issued October 7 at 11:09AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL A Hurricane Watch means hurricane-force winds are possible somewhere within this area within the next 48 hours A Storm Surge Watch means life-threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline, is possible somewhere within this area within the next 48 hours * LOCATIONS AFFECTED - Daphne - Fairhope - Foley * WIND - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: Equivalent Tropical Storm force wind - Peak Wind Forecast: 40-50 mph with gusts to 85 mph - Window for Tropical Storm force winds: Friday afternoon until early Saturday morning - THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: Potential for wind 74 to 110 mph - PLAN: Plan for life-threatening wind of equivalent CAT 1 or 2 hurricane force. - PREPARE: Efforts to protect life and property should now be rigorously

Where this happened

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Approximate coordinates of the reported event are 30.565°, -87.473°. The marker on the map above shows this position; for news-derived reports the location reflects the place named in media coverage and may represent a district or city rather than an exact site.

Understanding storm events

Severe thunderstorms, windstorms, hail and winter storms. Severe storms combine wind, lightning, hail and sudden downpours. Secondary effects — falling trees, power line damage and flash flooding on roads — cause the majority of injuries.

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Data and verification

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Timeline and sources

Official warning

Issued by U.S. National Weather Service. A warning or forecast describes a hazard; on its own it is not a report that harm occurred.

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  1. · received · event time 7 Oct 2026, 16:09 UTC
    First report Official warning

    First recorded from U.S. National Weather Service.

    U.S. National Weather Service ↗

  2. · received · event time 7 Oct 2026, 21:03 UTC
    Also reported Official warning

    Also reported by U.S. National Weather Service: "Storm Surge Watch — Baldwin Central"

    U.S. National Weather Service ↗

Times are when this site received each report, in UTC; the event time is shown where the source gave one. 2 reports are attached to this incident. Copies of one syndicated story count as one report.

Conditions at the time

0mm
Rainfall that day
27°C
Maximum temperature
20°C
Minimum temperature
16km/h
Peak wind speed

No rainfall was recorded that day, and the temperature peaked at 27°C. Conditions are shown for context only — they do not establish a cause.

Weather reanalysis for this location and date via Open-Meteo.