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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL

May 6, 2012Dallas County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at May 6, 2012, 10:25 AM CDT for Dallas 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 6, 2012, 10:25 AM CDT (15:25 UTC)
Expired: May 6, 2012, 11:15 AM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL

County Dallas County, AL

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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 May 6, 10:25 AM CDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 6, 10:25 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 6, 8:39 AM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 6, 10:01 AM CDT, 24 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 6, 10:02 AM CDT, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1002 AM CDT SUN MAY 06 2012

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

0727 AM     HAIL             HOLLY POND              34.17N 86.62W
05/06/2012  E0.25 INCH       CULLMAN            AL   PUBLIC

0729 AM     HAIL             4 ESE COLUMBIANA        33.15N 86.54W
05/06/2012  E0.88 INCH       SHELBY             AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL AT JCT OF HWY 145 AND CR 28.

0815 AM     HAIL             LEEDS                   33.55N 86.56W
05/06/2012  E0.25 INCH       JEFFERSON          AL   PUBLIC

0905 AM     HAIL             SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT   33.18N 86.78W
05/06/2012  E0.25 INCH       SHELBY             AL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            PEA SIZE HAIL OBSERVED AT THE SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT.

0940 AM     HAIL             STANDING ROCK           33.08N 85.25W
05/06/2012  E0.25 INCH       CHAMBERS           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTS DIME SIZE HAIL IN THE STANDING
            ROCK AREA.

0950 AM     HAIL             STANDING ROCK           33.08N 85.25W
05/06/2012  E1.00 INCH       CHAMBERS           AL   911 CALL CENTER

0950 AM     HAIL             4 SE JEMISON            32.92N 86.70W
05/06/2012  E0.50 INCH       CHILTON            AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER TO HALF INCH HAIL REPORTED ALONG COLLINS CHAPEL
            ROAD.

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Local storm report, May 6, 10:03 AM CDT, 22 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 6, 10:04 AM CDT, 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1004 AM CDT SUN MAY 06 2012

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

0727 AM     HAIL             HOLLY POND              34.17N 86.62W
05/06/2012  E0.25 INCH       CULLMAN            AL   PUBLIC

0815 AM     HAIL             LEEDS                   33.55N 86.56W
05/06/2012  E0.25 INCH       JEFFERSON          AL   PUBLIC

0829 AM     HAIL             4 ESE COLUMBIANA        33.15N 86.54W
05/06/2012  E0.88 INCH       SHELBY             AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL AT JCT OF HWY 145 AND CR 28.

0905 AM     HAIL             SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT   33.18N 86.78W
05/06/2012  E0.25 INCH       SHELBY             AL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            PEA SIZE HAIL OBSERVED AT THE SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT.

0940 AM     HAIL             STANDING ROCK           33.08N 85.25W
05/06/2012  E0.25 INCH       CHAMBERS           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTS DIME SIZE HAIL IN THE STANDING
            ROCK AREA.

0950 AM     HAIL             STANDING ROCK           33.08N 85.25W
05/06/2012  E1.00 INCH       CHAMBERS           AL   911 CALL CENTER

0950 AM     HAIL             4 SE JEMISON            32.92N 86.70W
05/06/2012  E0.50 INCH       CHILTON            AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER TO HALF INCH HAIL REPORTED ALONG COLLINS CHAPEL
            ROAD.

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Special weather statement, May 6, 10:05 AM CDT, 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 6, 10:25 AM CDT, 0 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
May 5, 7:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Calhoun	45 min
May 5, 7:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun	39 min
May 5, 7:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Randolph	52 min
May 6, 4:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Calhoun, Etowah	58 min
May 6, 5:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Calhoun, Etowah	57 min
May 6, 6:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	St. Clair	46 min
May 6, 6:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Talladega	55 min
May 6, 6:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Clay, St. Clair, Talladega	42 min
May 6, 6:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Clay, Cleburne, Randolph	20 min
May 6, 7:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Clay, Randolph, Talladega	31 min
May 6, 7:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	St. Clair	43 min
May 6, 8:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Shelby	42 min
May 6, 9:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Randolph	41 min
May 6, 9:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Chilton	47 min
May 6, 9:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chambers, Randolph	32 min
May 6, 10:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bibb	44 min
May 6, 10:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Autauga	40 min
May 6, 10:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Autauga, Lowndes	29 min
May 6, 10:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Perry	40 min
May 6, 11:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lowndes	44 min
May 6, 11:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pike	50 min
May 6, 11:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lowndes	52 min
May 6, 11:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Dallas	27 min
May 6, 12:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Russell	36 min
May 6, 12:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pike	30 min
May 6, 12:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Barbour, Pike	33 min
May 6, 12:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marengo	49 min
May 6, 12:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Barbour	46 min
May 6, 12:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Pike	34 min
May 6, 12:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Barbour, Russell	48 min
May 6, 1:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Barbour	33 min
May 6, 1:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marengo	42 min
May 6, 2:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marengo	49 min
May 6, 3:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bullock, Montgomery	37 min
May 6, 3:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Montgomery	32 min
May 6, 4:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Montgomery	45 min
May 6, 5:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Winston	44 min
May 6, 5:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Shelby	51 min
May 6, 5:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Shelby	49 min
May 6, 5:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Winston	39 min
May 6, 5:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marion, Winston	45 min
May 6, 5:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Walker, Winston	44 min
May 6, 5:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson	42 min
May 6, 6:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cherokee	44 min
May 6, 6:26 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Walker, Winston	3 hr
May 6, 6:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Walker, Winston	47 min
May 6, 6:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson	46 min
May 6, 6:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lamar	40 min
May 6, 6:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Walker, Winston	47 min
May 6, 6:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cleburne	45 min
May 6, 6:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar	39 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Alabama, 2012 Every special weather statement in 2012

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.