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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 248, NWS Birmingham, AL

July 23, 2010Montgomery County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 23, 2010, 6:25 PM CDT for Montgomery County, Alabama. It was in force for 50 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
Jul 23, 2010, 6:25 PM CDT (23:25 UTC)
Expired
Jul 23, 2010, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Montgomery County, AL

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 Jul 23, 6:21 PM CDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 6:21 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 23, 2:42 PM CDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
242 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

ALZ011>015-017>050-241130-
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-
242 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA
TODAY AND TONIGHT.  AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL BE NEAR 100 DEGREES AREA
WIDE WITH HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 103 AND 109 DEGREES. OVERNIGHT LOWS
ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE MIDDLE 70S.

A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 8 PM GENERALLY ALONG AND
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 85. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED IN THE 95 TO 100 DEGREE RANGE ON
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HEAT INDICES WILL BE NEAR 105 DEGREES...
THEREFORE...THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 23, 12:41 PM CDT, 5 hours 44 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 23, 5:26 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
526 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

ALZ037-045-232315-
MACON AL-TALLAPOOSA AL-
526 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN TALLAPOOSA AND NORTHERN
MACON COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT...

AT 523 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR NOTASULGA...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  LIBERTY CITY...
  FRANKLIN...
  WOODLAND...
  REELTOWN...

TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.

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Special weather statement, Jul 23, 5:48 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
548 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

ALZ044-046-049-232330-
BULLOCK AL-MONTGOMERY AL-PIKE AL-
548 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN MONTGOMERY...NORTHWESTERN
BULLOCK AND WESTERN PIKE COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT...

AT 544 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HARDAWAY TO PINE LEVEL TO
TROY UNIVERSITY...AND MOVING WEST AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  MEADVILLE...
  GOSHEN...
  PINE LEVEL...
  ANSLEY...
  DUBLIN...

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Special weather statement, Jul 23, 6:09 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
609 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

ALZ043-240000-
ELMORE AL-
609 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN ELMORE COUNTY UNTIL
700 PM CDT...

AT 605 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR REEVES AIRPORT...OR NEAR TALLASSEE...MOVING WEST AT
15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  WETUMPKA...
  EMERALD MOUNTAIN...
  BLUE RIDGE...
  WARE...
  CLAUD...

TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 23, 6:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXElmore, Montgomery28 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 2010Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2010

Sources

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