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Flash Flood Watch 20, NWS Birmingham, AL

December 1, 200913 counties in Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this flash flood watch at Dec 1, 2009, 4:34 AM CST for 13 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Dec 1, 2009, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 1, 2009, 4:34 AM CST (10:34 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 1, 2009, 6:00 PM CST
Expired: Dec 2, 2009, 9:00 AM CST
In force: 15 hr
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Flood severity: None

Counties Autauga County, AL, Barbour County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Lee County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Pike County, AL, Russell County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at Dec 1, 4:10 AM CST, 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 1, 4:10 AM CST, 24 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 30, 6:21 PM CST, 10 hours 13 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
Dec 1, 2:41 PM CST	Wind Advisory	BMX	Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more	30 hr

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Sources

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