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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL

November 16, 2011Walker County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at Nov 16, 2011, 3:32 AM CST for Walker County, Alabama. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Nov 16, 2011, 3:32 AM CST (09:32 UTC)
Expired: Nov 16, 2011, 4:15 AM CST
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL

County Walker County, AL

The radar

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The text

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 16, 2:42 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pickens	48 min
Nov 16, 2:59 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Fayette	46 min
Nov 16, 5:44 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Sumter	46 min
Nov 16, 6:34 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Marengo, Sumter	56 min
Nov 16, 7:57 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Hale, Marengo, Perry	48 min
Nov 16, 8:35 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Perry	40 min
Nov 16, 9:08 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Chilton, Dallas, Perry	37 min
Nov 16, 9:31 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby	29 min
Nov 16, 9:46 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Chilton, Coosa	44 min
Nov 16, 9:56 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Calhoun, St. Clair, Talladega	34 min
Nov 16, 10:20 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Autauga, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery	40 min
Nov 16, 10:25 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Calhoun	35 min
Nov 16, 10:36 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Lowndes, Montgomery	24 min
Nov 16, 10:56 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne	34 min
Nov 16, 10:58 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Lowndes, Montgomery	32 min
Nov 16, 10:59 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Elmore, Montgomery	31 min
Nov 16, 11:21 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Elmore, Macon, Montgomery, Tallapoosa	39 min
Nov 16, 11:40 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Bullock, Macon, Montgomery	23 min
Nov 16, 11:48 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Chambers, Lee, Macon	42 min
Nov 16, 12:18 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Chambers, Lee	27 min
Nov 16, 12:25 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Bullock, Macon, Russell	25 min
Nov 16, 1:34 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Barbour	41 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Alabama, 2011 Every special weather statement in 2011

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.