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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 132, NWS Birmingham, AL

June 14, 2007Calhoun County, Alabama

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

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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, Jun 14, 1:10 PM CDT, 7 hours 4 minutes before
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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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 4:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXJefferson25 min
Jun 15, 5:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXChilton38 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 2007Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2007

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.