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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL

May 19, 2013Chambers County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at May 19, 2013, 7:29 PM CDT for Chambers County, Alabama. It was in force for 46 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 19, 2013, 7:29 PM CDT (00:29 UTC)
Expired: May 19, 2013, 8:15 PM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL

County Chambers County, AL

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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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 19, 6:57 PM CDT, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 19, 6:57 PM CDT, 32 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 19, 3:10 PM CDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
310 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

ALZ011>015-017>050-201715-
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-
CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-
CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-
CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-
BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-
310 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE TODAY
ACROSS EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...OR EAST OF AN ANNISTON...TO ALEXANDER
CITY...TO OPELIKA LINE. THIS COULD LEAD TO ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED
FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS.

AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THREAT WILL EXIST THROUGH 8 PM NORTH
FOR CHEROKEE...ETOWAH...CALHOUN AND CLEBURNE COUNTIES. A CLUSTER OF
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION.
STRAIGHT LINE WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF
QUARTERS ARE POSSIBLE. TORNADOES ARE NOT LIKELY.

ADDITIONALLY...RIVER FLOODING IS OCCURRING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE
COOSA RIVER BASIN. PLEASE REFER TO RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND
STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

RIVER FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COOSA
RIVER BASIN THROUGH MIDWEEK...OR POSSIBLY LATER. PLEASE REFER TO
RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE
NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON TO MONITOR FOR FLOODING.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 19, 1:43 PM CDT, 5 hours 46 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
143 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

ALZ018-019-191930-
CALHOUN AL-ETOWAH AL-
143 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN ETOWAH AND NORTHWESTERN
CALHOUN COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM CDT...

AT 143 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR RAINBOW CITY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 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...
  RAINBOW CITY...
  GLENCOE...
  SOUTHSIDE...
  COBB CITY...

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 3399 8584 3376 8592 3392 8615 3400 8610
TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 297DEG 11KT 3392 8604

Special weather statement, May 19, 2:13 PM CDT, 5 hours 16 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
213 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

ALZ038-047-192000-
CHAMBERS AL-LEE AL-
213 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHAMBERS AND
NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...

AT 212 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR BEANS MILL...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
VALLEY...MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. THIS STORM IS SLOWLY
MOVING AND COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING AS WELL.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  BEANS MILL...
  BEULAH...

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 3257 8529 3281 8544 3287 8531 3278 8512
      3276 8514 3274 8510 3271 8512 3267 8509
      3265 8509 3262 8508
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 319DEG 11KT 3273 8523

Special weather statement, May 19, 2:27 PM CDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
227 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

ALZ028-192015-
CLAY AL-
227 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY UNTIL
315 PM CDT...

AT 224 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR ASHLAND...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 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...
  MELLOW VALLEY...
  MOTLEY...

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 3311 8572 3310 8573 3311 8586 3323 8593
      3332 8584 3313 8565 3311 8566
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 323DEG 12KT 3323 8583

Special weather statement, May 19, 5:11 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
511 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

ALZ021-192300-
CLEBURNE AL-
511 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLEBURNE COUNTY
UNTIL 600 PM CDT...

AT 508 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HEFLIN TO RANBURNE...AND
MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  RANBURNE...
  TRICKEM...
  LAKE CLEBURNE...

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 3350 8535 3349 8535 3349 8553 3352 8556
      3377 8564 3378 8562 3358 8531 3351 8530
      3348 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 346DEG 6KT 3366 8554 3353 8534

GRANTHAM

Special weather statement, May 19, 5:21 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
521 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

ALZ019-192300-
CALHOUN AL-
521 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CALHOUN COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM
CDT...

AT 518 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR WEAVER...OR NEAR JACKSONVILLE...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...
  SAKS...
  JACKSONVILLE...
  FORT MCCLELLAN...
  ANNISTON...
  JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY...

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 3380 8560 3379 8560 3377 8564 3365 8564
      3363 8565 3363 8569 3361 8570 3361 8572
      3360 8573 3377 8597 3392 8585
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 305DEG 10KT 3379 8582

GRANTHAM

Special weather statement, May 19, 6:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 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 19, 7:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Talladega	38 min
May 19, 8:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Macon	51 min
May 19, 9:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bullock	45 min
May 19, 10:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Barbour	53 min

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