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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL

July 2, 2012Winston County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at Jul 2, 2012, 9:01 AM CDT for Winston County, Alabama. It was in force for 44 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: Jul 2, 2012, 9:01 AM CDT (14:01 UTC)
Expired: Jul 2, 2012, 9:45 AM CDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL

County Winston 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 Jul 2, 6:30 AM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 6:30 AM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 8:59 AM CDT, 2 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:37 AM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
637 AM CDT MON JUL 2 2012

ALZ024-021200-
JEFFERSON AL-
637 AM CDT MON JUL 2 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY
UNTIL 700 AM CDT...

AT 636 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR OAK GROVE...OR 11 MILES WEST OF HUEYTOWN...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND 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...
  HUEYTOWN...
  BESSEMER...
  FAIRFIELD...
  OAK GROVE...
  SYLVAN SPRINGS...

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 3348 8687 3327 8703 3346 8732 3349 8731
      3348 8729 3350 8729 3350 8726 3352 8728
      3353 8727 3352 8725 3354 8724 3355 8719
      3359 8720 3361 8717
TIME...MOT...LOC 1137Z 302DEG 8KT 3349 8718

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 7:04 AM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
704 AM CDT MON JUL 2 2012

ALZ015-021245-
WALKER AL-
704 AM CDT MON JUL 2 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN WALKER COUNTY UNTIL 745
AM CDT...

AT 700 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR OAKMAN...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CORDOVA...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL 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...
  CORDOVA...
  PARRISH...
  GORGAS...
  GORGAS STEAM PLANT...
  BELOIT...

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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 3369 8706 3366 8706 3365 8709 3363 8710
      3363 8714 3360 8720 3357 8721 3356 8719
      3351 8728 3355 8732 3358 8732 3359 8735
      3367 8742 3369 8742 3369 8745 3386 8723
TIME...MOT...LOC 1204Z 309DEG 7KT 3370 8734

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 7:10 AM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 7:44 AM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 8:05 AM CDT, 56 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
805 AM CDT MON JUL 2 2012

ALZ014-015-021345-
WALKER AL-WINSTON AL-
805 AM CDT MON JUL 2 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN WINSTON AND NORTHERN
WALKER COUNTIES UNTIL 845 AM CDT...

AT 801 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR NAUVOO...OR NEAR CARBON HILL...MOVING EAST AT 15
MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  POPLAR SPRINGS...
  MCDOWELL CAMP GROUNDS...
  CURRY...
  LAKE SHORE...
  FALLS CITY...

&&

LAT...LON 3407 8717 3391 8713 3387 8753 3388 8761
      3402 8761
TIME...MOT...LOC 1306Z 259DEG 15KT 3395 8747

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 9:01 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
901 AM CDT MON JUL 2 2012

ALZ014-021445-
WINSTON AL-
901 AM CDT MON JUL 2 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN WINSTON COUNTY UNTIL 945
AM CDT...

AT 901 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR ASHRIDGE...OR 7 MILES EAST OF HALEYVILLE...MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND
FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  MORELAND...
  BRUSHY LAKE...
  INMANFIELD...
  SARDIS...
  ROCK CREEK...

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 3430 8711 3430 8710 3422 8711 3417 8754
      3431 8759
TIME...MOT...LOC 1401Z 253DEG 16KT 3428 8747

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 1, 7:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Cherokee, Etowah	43 min
Jul 1, 7:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cherokee	46 min
Jul 1, 10:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Russell	44 min
Jul 1, 11:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Barbour	39 min
Jul 2, 12:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Barbour	30 min
Jul 2, 12:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Barbour, Pike	46 min
Jul 2, 1:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Barbour	26 min
Jul 2, 1:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Barbour	62 min
Jul 2, 2:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bullock	42 min
Jul 2, 3:34 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Barbour, Bullock, Montgomery, Pike	3 hr
Jul 2, 3:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bullock	51 min
Jul 2, 3:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Clay	28 min
Jul 2, 4:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Clay	45 min
Jul 2, 4:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Randolph, St. Clair	61 min
Jul 2, 5:28 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Talladega	3 hr
Jul 2, 5:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	St. Clair	26 min
Jul 2, 5:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Chambers	53 min
Jul 2, 5:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cleburne	36 min
Jul 2, 6:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair	30 min
Jul 2, 6:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson	23 min
Jul 2, 7:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Walker	41 min
Jul 2, 7:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson	50 min
Jul 2, 7:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson, Walker	27 min
Jul 2, 7:35 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Jefferson	3 hr
Jul 2, 7:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson	46 min
Jul 2, 8:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Winston	40 min
Jul 2, 8:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Walker	3 hr
Jul 2, 9:24 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Winston	3 hr
Jul 2, 10:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Perry	44 min
Jul 2, 11:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Perry	25 min

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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.