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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL

August 30, 2013St. Clair County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at Aug 30, 2013, 3:11 PM CDT for St. Clair County, Alabama. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 30, 2013, 3:11 PM CDT (20:11 UTC)
Expired: Aug 30, 2013, 4:00 PM CDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL

County St. Clair County, AL

The radar

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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 Aug 30, 12:54 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 30, 12:54 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 30, 12:56 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1256 PM CDT FRI AUG 30 2013

ALZ011>015-017>050-311800-
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-
1256 PM CDT FRI AUG 30 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

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/MK

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 30, 12:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 30, 1:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 30, 2:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
200 PM CDT FRI AUG 30 2013

ALZ043-301945-
ELMORE AL-
200 PM CDT FRI AUG 30 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN ELMORE COUNTY UNTIL 245
PM CDT...

AT 200 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR MARTIN LAKE AT KOWALIGA...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
EQUALITY...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.

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...
  ECLECTIC...
  SANTUCK...
  KENT...
  EMERALD MOUNTAIN...
  CENTRAL...

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 3241 8612 3243 8613 3244 8618 3275 8612
      3275 8598 3277 8596 3275 8595 3275 8589
      3268 8591 3265 8589 3250 8589 3248 8587
      3245 8588 3245 8599 3243 8600 3242 8605
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 002DEG 14KT 3269 8599

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Special weather statement, Aug 30, 2:25 PM CDT, 46 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
225 PM CDT FRI AUG 30 2013

ALZ018-019-026-302015-
CALHOUN AL-ETOWAH AL-ST. CLAIR AL-
225 PM CDT FRI AUG 30 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN ST. CLAIR...CENTRAL
ETOWAH AND WESTERN CALHOUN COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM CDT...

AT 224 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR ATTALLA...OR NEAR RAINBOW CITY...MOVING SOUTH AT 15
MPH.

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...
  STEELE...
  ASHVILLE...
  RAGLAND...
  OHATCHEE...

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 3373 8600 3375 8629 3413 8620 3412 8598
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 004DEG 13KT 3398 8611

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Special weather statement, Aug 30, 3:11 PM CDT, 0 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
Aug 30, 12:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Elmore	46 min
Aug 30, 1:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lowndes, Montgomery	47 min
Aug 30, 2:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Elmore	45 min
Aug 30, 2:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Etowah	50 min
Aug 30, 2:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Etowah, St. Clair	47 min
Aug 30, 3:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cherokee	47 min
Aug 30, 3:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Shelby	42 min
Aug 30, 4:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Macon	40 min
Aug 30, 4:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pike	26 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Alabama, 2013 Every special weather statement in 2013

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.