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Flood Watch 3, NWS Birmingham, AL

February 22, 20138 counties in Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this flood watch at Feb 22, 2013, 4:04 AM CST for 8 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 22, 2013, 4:04 AM CST (10:04 UTC)
Expired: Feb 22, 2013, 11:08 PM CST
In force: 19 hr
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Flood severity: None

Counties Barbour County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Lee County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Pike County, AL, Russell County, AL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Feb 22, 3:11 AM CST, 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 3:11 AM CST, 53 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 21, 8:28 PM CST, 7 hours 36 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 22, 12:49 AM CST, 3 hours 15 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
Feb 21, 7:42 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker, Winston	3 hr
Feb 21, 11:16 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby, Tuscaloosa	3 hr
Feb 22, 12:49 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marengo	41 min
Feb 22, 2:45 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Autauga, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery	3 hr
Feb 22, 3:15 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marengo	45 min
Feb 22, 4:03 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Dallas	42 min
Feb 22, 4:25 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Hale, Sumter	50 min
Feb 22, 5:01 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bibb	44 min

Nearby

Flood Watches in Alabama, 2013 Every flood watch in 2013

Sources

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