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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL

March 9, 2011Jefferson County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at Mar 9, 2011, 6:13 PM CST for Jefferson County, Alabama. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Mar 9, 2011, 6:13 PM CST (00:13 UTC)
Expired: Mar 9, 2011, 7:00 PM CST
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL

County Jefferson County, AL

The radar

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Mar 9, 5:59 PM CST, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 5:59 PM CST, 14 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 9, 1:23 PM CST, 4 hours 50 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
123 PM CST WED MAR 9 2011

ALZ011>015-017>050-101800-
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-
123 PM CST WED MAR 9 2011

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

AS THE HEAVIER RAINFALL MOVES OFF TO THE EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING HOURS TONIGHT...CONTINUING AREAL AND RIVER FLOODING WILL
BE LIKELY FROM CONTINUED RUNOFF. LOCAL RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE
APPROACHING FLOOD STAGE OR ARE ALREADY IN MINOR FLOOD STAGE...AND
WILL BE CONTINUING TO RISE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. FOR MORE
DETAILS...SEE THE LATEST RIVER STATEMENTS FOR CURRENT STAGE AND
FORECAST STAGE INFORMATION.

ALSO...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF VERY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT ALONG A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA
THIS AFTERNOON...BUT CONFIDENCE OF STORMS DEVELOPING IS VERY LOW AT
THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP DURING THE DAY THURSDAY
BEHIND THE FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
ARE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY DUE TO THE THREAT OF FLOODING ACROSS CENTRAL
ALABAMA.

56/GOGGINS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 9, 5:14 PM CST, 59 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
514 PM CST WED MAR 9 2011

ALZ013-023-092345-
FAYETTE AL-TUSCALOOSA AL-
514 PM CST WED MAR 9 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE AND
NORTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CST...

AT 510 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ASHCRAFT CORNER...OR 13 MILES
NORTHEAST OF GORDO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  BERRY...
  BOLEY SPRINGS...
  NORTHSIDE...
  NEW LEXINGTON...
  WILEY...

&&

LAT...LON 3375 8754 3369 8753 3369 8744 3367 8742
      3361 8742 3361 8737 3359 8737 3359 8733
      3358 8732 3355 8732 3353 8737 3341 8781
      3345 8784 3353 8784
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 239DEG 38KT 3350 8776

GOGGINS

Local storm report, Mar 9, 5:17 PM CST, 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
517 PM CST WED MAR 09 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0300 AM     TSTM WND DMG     UNIONTOWN               32.45N 87.51W
03/09/2011                   PERRY              AL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            SCATTERED TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE IN AND AROUND
            UNIONTOWN. PATH LENGTH LESS THAN 1 MILE WITH A WIDTH OF
            APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES. ESTIMATED WINDS 70 TO 80 MPH.

&&

JTALLEY

Special weather statement, Mar 9, 5:31 PM CST, 42 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
531 PM CST WED MAR 9 2011

ALZ014-100000-
WINSTON AL-
531 PM CST WED MAR 9 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN WINSTON COUNTY UNTIL
600 PM CST...

AT 529 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BRUSHY LAKE TO WINSTON FREE
STATE BARN...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  MORELAND...
  BRUSHY LAKE...
  INMANFIELD...
  ADDISON...
  HELICON...

&&

LAT...LON 3431 8733 3431 8713 3430 8711 3411 8713
      3419 8742 3431 8734
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 271DEG 24KT 3435 8728 3419 8735

GOGGINS

Special weather statement, Mar 9, 5:36 PM CST, 37 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
536 PM CST WED MAR 9 2011

ALZ015-100015-
WALKER AL-
536 PM CST WED MAR 9 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WALKER COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM CST...

AT 533 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CURRY TO 6 MILES WEST OF
OAKMAN...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  JASPER...
  CORDOVA...
  DORA...
  SUMITON...
  CURRY...

&&

LAT...LON 3399 8715 3399 8711 3390 8709 3389 8700
      3384 8696 3380 8696 3379 8700 3370 8704
      3368 8742 3369 8744 3369 8753 3379 8753
      3400 8734 3400 8716
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 265DEG 23KT 3397 8726 3374 8746

GOGGINS

Special weather statement, Mar 9, 5:46 PM CST, 27 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
546 PM CST WED MAR 9 2011

ALZ023-100030-
TUSCALOOSA AL-
546 PM CST WED MAR 9 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY UNTIL
630 PM CST...

AT 542 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR LAKE LURLEEN STATE PARK...OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF
NORTHPORT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  LAKE TUSCALOOSA BINION CREEK LANDING...
  SAMANTHA...
  BANKHEAD LOCK AND DAM...
  BULL CITY...
  LAKE TUSCALOOSA TIERCE PATTTON BRIDGE...

&&

LAT...LON 3342 8773 3350 8731 3350 8730 3349 8730
      3349 8733 3347 8734 3340 8722 3337 8723
      3336 8719 3332 8716 3331 8716 3327 8772
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 267DEG 23KT 3335 8765

GOGGINS

Special weather statement, Mar 9, 6:13 PM CST, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
613 PM CST WED MAR 9 2011

ALZ015-017-024-100100-
BLOUNT AL-JEFFERSON AL-WALKER AL-
613 PM CST WED MAR 9 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN BLOUNT...EASTERN
WALKER AND NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CST...

AT 610 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SIPSEY TO GORGAS...AND
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  DORA...
  SUMITON...
  ROCKY HOLLOW...
  BURNWELL...
  WEST JEFFERSON...

&&

LAT...LON 3392 8671 3361 8686 3368 8724 3391 8711
      3391 8708 3389 8708 3389 8700 3387 8698
      3387 8695 3388 8693 3391 8693 3392 8692
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 269DEG 25KT 3385 8707 3368 8717

GOGGINS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 9, 8:13 PM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Dallas, Perry	4 days
Mar 9, 9:45 PM CST	Wind Advisory	BMX	Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more	20 hr
Mar 10, 8:59 AM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Chilton, Coosa, Elmore, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega	5 days

Nearby

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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.