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Special Weather Statement, NWS Huntsville, AL

October 17, 2012Colbert County, Franklin County, Alabama

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this special weather statement at Oct 17, 2012, 10:36 PM CDT for Colbert County, Franklin County, Alabama. It was in force for 39 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: Oct 17, 2012, 10:36 PM CDT (03:36 UTC)
Expired: Oct 17, 2012, 11:15 PM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Huntsville, AL

Counties Colbert County, AL, Franklin County, AL

The radar

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 17, 10:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Colbert, Franklin	38 min
Oct 17, 11:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale	45 min
Oct 18, 12:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone	44 min
Oct 18, 12:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Cullman, Limestone, Madison, Morgan	49 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.