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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 414, NWS Birmingham, AL

August 11, 2009Fayette County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 11, 2009, 2:15 PM CDT for Fayette County, Alabama. It was in force for 19 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
Aug 11, 2009, 2:15 PM CDT (19:15 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2009, 2:34 PM CDT
In force
19 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Fayette County, AL

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:18 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 Aug 11, 12:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 11, 12:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 11, 10:50 AM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1050 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009

ALZ011>015-017>050-121130-
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-
1050 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL CENTRAL ALABAMA
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. A FEW STORMS THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING WILL BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS THE
MAIN THREATS.

AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL HELP ENHANCE THE CHANCE FOR
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTH FOR THE EVENING AND INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AREAWIDE AS A FRONT MOVES
INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA ON WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN
BEING THE MAIN THREATS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 11, 1:15 PM CDT, 1 hour before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
115 PM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009

ALZ011-111845-
MARION-
115 PM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR MARION COUNTY UNTIL 145 PM CDT...

AT 114 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR WESTON...OR 5 MILES WEST OF HAMILTON...MOVING EAST
AT 15 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  WESTON.
  HAMILTON.
  PEA RIDGE.

REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE
STORM TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

61
Special weather statement, Aug 11, 1:27 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
127 PM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009

ALZ012-111900-
LAMAR-
127 PM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR LAMAR COUNTY UNTIL 200 PM CDT...

AT 127 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR DETROIT...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF SULLIGENT...
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  DETROIT.
  PINE SPRINGS.
  SULLIGENT.
  LAMAR COUNTY AIRPORT.
  HENSON SPRINGS.
  BEAVERTON.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

61
Special weather statement, Aug 11, 2:05 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
205 PM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009

ALZ012-013-111930-
FAYETTE-LAMAR-
205 PM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FAYETTE AND LAMAR COUNTIES UNTIL 230
PM CDT...

AT 203 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ELDRIDGE TO 6 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CALEDONIA...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  STAR.
  HUBBERTVILLE.
  CODY.

SEEK SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 11, 3:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCalhoun, Cleburne23 min
Aug 11, 4:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXPickens23 min
Aug 11, 5:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBibb, Chilton24 min
Aug 11, 6:16 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXSumter59 min
Aug 11, 6:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXDallas, Marengo, Perry25 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 2009Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2009

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.