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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 132, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2007, 8:14 PM CDT for Calhoun County, Alabama. It was in force for 46 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
- Jun 14, 2007, 8:14 PM CDT (01:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2007, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Calhoun County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Jun 14, 6:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 6:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 110 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2007 ALZ011>015-017>050-151830- AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE- CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE- JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY- PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA- TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON- 110 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ...GENERALLY BETWEEN 2 PM AND 8 PM. THE MOST FAVORABLE AREA FOR THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IS EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 85. SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL: BIRMINGHAM...LOW. MONTGOMERY...LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON FRIDAY... GENERALLY FROM NOON UNTIL 8PM...WITH WINDS MAINLY UP TO 45 MPH. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BECOME NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 03
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 4:23 PM CDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 423 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2007 ALZ041-142230- AUTAUGA- 423 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR AUTAUGA COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM CDT... AT 421 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTH OF PRATTVILLE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. THE PRIMARY THREATS ARE SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...DIME SIZE...WILL BE POSSIBLE. TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM LIGHTNING BY SEEKING SHELTER IN A SUBSTANTIAL ENCLOSED BUILDING OR A METAL AUTOMOBILE. BOATERS SHOULD HEAD TO SHORE AND SEEK SHELTER THERE. AVOID ELECTRICAL DEVICES AND OTHER OBJECTS WHICH CAN CONDUCT LIGHTNING. WAIT AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTER THE LAST RUMBLE OF THUNDER BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. 03
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 5:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 544 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2007 ALZ020-142330- CHEROKEE- 544 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM CDT... AT 544 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTH OF CEDAR BLUFF...STATIONARY. TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM LIGHTNING BY SEEKING SHELTER IN A SUBSTANTIAL ENCLOSED BUILDING OR A METAL AUTOMOBILE. IF YOU ARE ON THE WATER AND YOUR BOAT HAS A CABIN...USE THE CABIN FOR A LIGHTNING SHELTER. OTHERWISE...BOATERS SHOULD HEAD TO SHORE AND SEEK SHELTER THERE. AVOID ELECTRICAL DEVICES AND OTHER OBJECTS WHICH CAN CONDUCT LIGHTNING. WAIT AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTER THE LAST RUMBLE OF THUNDER BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. 10/ARM
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 7:18 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 25 min |
| Jun 15, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton | 38 min |
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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 2007Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2007
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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.