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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL

May 21, 2012Autauga County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at May 21, 2012, 5:52 PM CDT for Autauga County, Alabama. It was in force for 38 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 21, 2012, 5:52 PM CDT (22:52 UTC)
Expired: May 21, 2012, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL

County Autauga County, AL

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 21, 3:16 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 21, 3:16 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 21, 11:37 AM CDT, 6 hours 15 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1137 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2012

ALZ011>015-017>050-221737-
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-
1137 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2012

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

08/MNK

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 21, 4:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 21, 4:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 21, 4:57 PM CDT, 55 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 21, 5:31 PM CDT, 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 21, 5:42 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 21, 5:52 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
552 PM CDT MON MAY 21 2012

ALZ035-040-041-212330-
AUTAUGA AL-CHILTON AL-DALLAS AL-
552 PM CDT MON MAY 21 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN AUTAUGA...NORTHEASTERN
DALLAS AND SOUTHWESTERN CHILTON COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT...

AT 549 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR PARNELL...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF VALLEY GRANDE...
MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  BURNSVILLE...
  MULBERRY...
  VALLEY CREEK JUNCTION...
  DAWSON MILL...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3249 8667 3242 8693 3271 8702 3277 8681
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 341DEG 12KT 3266 8688

MA

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 21, 11:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Autauga	51 min
May 21, 12:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Montgomery	59 min
May 21, 12:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Macon, Montgomery	48 min
May 21, 1:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Autauga	47 min
May 21, 2:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Autauga, Lowndes	47 min
May 21, 2:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chambers, Lee	26 min
May 21, 2:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Russell	39 min
May 21, 2:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lee, Russell	34 min
May 21, 3:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Chambers	42 min
May 21, 3:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Winston	46 min
May 21, 3:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tallapoosa	44 min
May 21, 3:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Chambers	49 min
May 21, 4:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tallapoosa	48 min
May 21, 4:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Talladega	39 min
May 21, 4:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Chambers	48 min
May 21, 5:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson	29 min
May 21, 5:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cherokee	48 min
May 21, 6:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Etowah	24 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.