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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 206, NWS Birmingham, AL

May 10, 2006Sumter County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 10, 2006, 1:35 PM CDT for Sumter County, Alabama. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 10, 2006, 1:35 PM CDT (18:35 UTC)
Expired: May 10, 2006, 2:15 PM CDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Sumter County, AL

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 10, 9:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 10, 11:45 AM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 10, 11:45 AM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 1:35 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 10, 12:35 PM CDT, 1 hour before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1235 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

ALZ023-101800-
TUSCALOOSA-
1235 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR TUSCALOOSA COUNTY UNTIL
100 PM CDT...

...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING
THUNDERSTORM...

...WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING
THUNDERSTORM...

AT 1233 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM OVER EXTREME EAST CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA COUNTY...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR THROUGH 100 PM CDT.

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS STRONG GUSTY WINDS. THESE
WINDS CAN BREAK OFF SMALL TREE LIMBS...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED
OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS.

12/SIRMON

Special weather statement, May 10, 12:44 PM CDT, 51 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 10, 12:53 PM CDT, 42 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1253 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

ALZ025-101900-
SHELBY-
1253 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR SHELBY COUNTY UNTIL 200 PM
CDT...

...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING
THUNDERSTORM...

...WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING
THUNDERSTORM...

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING
THUNDERSTORM...

AT 1252 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM OVER ALABASTER...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR SHELBY CO AIRPORT...
ALABASTER AND CHELSEA THROUGH 200 PM CDT.

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE
STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW. IF LIGHTNING IS OBSERVED... WAIT AT LEAST
30 MINUTES AFTER THE LAST LIGHTNING FLASH OR THUNDER BEFORE RESUMING
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS STRONG GUSTY WINDS. THESE
WINDS CAN BREAK OFF SMALL TREE LIMBS...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED
OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS.

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS MINOR FLOODING. PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS... FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS...RISING WATER ALONG
CREEKS...AND UNDERPASSES WITH STANDING WATER ARE POSSIBLE.
REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS ROADWAYS COVERED WITH WATER OF UNKNOWN
DEPTH.

KSL

Local storm report, May 10, 1:04 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
104 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1205 PM     FLASH FLOOD      HUEYTOWN                33.44N 87.00W
05/10/2006                   JEFFERSON          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            FLOODED STREETS IN HUEYTOWN BY WINN DIXIE...ALLISON
            BONNET AND FOREST STREET...6 TO 8 INCHES ON ROAD.

&&

DCW

Local storm report, May 10, 1:19 PM CDT, 16 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 10, 1:25 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 10, 5:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar, Pickens	52 min
May 10, 6:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene, Tuscaloosa	26 min
May 10, 10:33 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	BMX	Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Dallas, Elmore and 16 more	11 hr
May 10, 10:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar	65 min
May 10, 11:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marion	41 min
May 10, 11:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette	52 min
May 10, 11:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Pickens	45 min
May 10, 11:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Winston	57 min
May 10, 11:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Walker	61 min
May 10, 11:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Tuscaloosa	38 min
May 10, 11:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene	31 min
May 10, 12:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson	50 min
May 10, 12:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Pickens, Tuscaloosa	3 hr
May 10, 1:07 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Sumter	3 hr
May 10, 1:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson, Shelby	28 min
May 10, 1:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marion	42 min
May 10, 1:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar	37 min
May 10, 2:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Sumter	29 min
May 10, 2:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Pickens	43 min
May 10, 2:19 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Winston	116 min
May 10, 2:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Marengo	37 min
May 10, 2:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Coosa	50 min
May 10, 2:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Hale, Perry	39 min
May 10, 2:44 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Marengo	3 hr
May 10, 2:51 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Tallapoosa	3 hr
May 10, 2:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Marengo	19 min
May 10, 2:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Tallapoosa	47 min
May 10, 3:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Autauga, Dallas, Elmore	3 hr
May 10, 3:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marengo	35 min
May 10, 3:31 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Perry	119 min
May 10, 3:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chambers	39 min
May 10, 3:43 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Talladega	62 min
May 10, 3:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lowndes, Montgomery	62 min
May 10, 3:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lee	47 min
May 10, 4:01 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Lowndes, Montgomery	119 min
May 10, 4:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chambers	28 min
May 10, 4:24 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Chambers, Lee	2 hr
May 10, 4:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Russell	47 min
May 10, 4:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bullock	26 min
May 10, 5:23 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Marengo, Sumter	2 hr
May 10, 5:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lowndes	52 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.