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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL

April 1, 2016Lowndes County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at Apr 1, 2016, 2:33 AM CDT for Lowndes County, Alabama. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Apr 1, 2016, 2:33 AM CDT (07:33 UTC)
Expired
Apr 1, 2016, 3:00 AM CDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL

County Lowndes County, AL

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Apr 1, 12:05 AM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 12:05 AM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 1, 1:10 AM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 1, 12:09 AM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1209 AM CDT FRI APR 01 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0630 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ETHELSVILLE             33.41N 88.22W
03/31/2016                   PICKENS            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED.

0650 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W MILLPORT            33.56N 88.09W
03/31/2016                   LAMAR              AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN ON HOME JUST OFF OF ALABAMA HIGHWAY 96 WEST OF
            MILLPORT. LOCATION APPROXIMATE.

0650 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MILLPORT                33.56N 88.08W
03/31/2016                   LAMAR              AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ACROSS ALABAMA HIGHWAY 96 NEAR MILLPORT.

0658 PM     HAIL             KENNEDY                 33.58N 87.99W
03/31/2016  E0.25 INCH       LAMAR              AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED ON ALABAMA HIGHWAY 96 NEAR
            KENNEDY.

0705 PM     HAIL             KENNEDY                 33.58N 87.99W
03/31/2016  M1.25 INCH       LAMAR              AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL REPORTED NEAR KENNEDY.

0708 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SE BLUFF              33.79N 87.87W
03/31/2016                   FAYETTE            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DAMAGE TO HOME REPORTED ALONG COUNTY ROAD 51 WITH TREES
            AND POWER LINES DOWN.

0708 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SW ELDRIDGE           33.88N 87.66W
03/31/2016                   FAYETTE            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ALONG COUNTY ROAD 24 IN FAYETTE COUNTY.

0708 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 WSW FAYETTE           33.68N 87.90W
03/31/2016                   FAYETTE            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES REPORTED DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 96. LOCATION
            APPROXIMATE.

0708 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SSE GLEN ALLEN        33.85N 87.69W
03/31/2016                   FAYETTE            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ALONG COUNTY ROAD 52 IN FAYETTE COUNTY.
            LOCATION APPROXIMATE.

0728 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SSE GLEN ALLEN        33.86N 87.71W
03/31/2016                   FAYETTE            AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SHERIFF DEPARTMENT REPORTS LARGE TREES DOWN ON COUNTY
            ROAD 53. LOCATION APPROXIMATE.

0739 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ELDRIDGE                33.92N 87.62W
03/31/2016                   WALKER             AL   PUBLIC

            TREE DAMAGE REPORTED THROUGH ONLINE PUBLIC STORM REPORT.

0751 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SE LYNN               33.99N 87.49W
03/31/2016                   WALKER             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR NAVOO. TIME ESTIMATED BY
            RADAR.

0811 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNE BOLEY SPRINGS     33.66N 87.51W
03/31/2016                   FAYETTE            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROOF DAMAGE REPORTED. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0839 PM     HAIL             JASPER                  33.85N 87.27W
03/31/2016  M1.00 INCH       WALKER             AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN JASPER.

0845 PM     HAIL             5 NW HOLT               33.29N 87.57W
03/31/2016  E0.25 INCH       TUSCALOOSA         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED ALONG ALABAMA HIGHWAY 69 SOUTH
            OF MITT LARY ROAD. LOCATION APPROXIMATE.

0845 PM     HAIL             MONTGOMERY              32.35N 86.28W
03/31/2016  M0.25 INCH       MONTGOMERY         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PEA SIZED HAIL REPORTED.

0942 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S LOCUST FORK         33.88N 86.62W
03/31/2016                   BLOUNT             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN BLOCKING PORTION OF SPUNKY HOLLOW ROAD BETWEEN
            FRED TERRY ROAD AND TUCKER MOUNTAIN ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED
            BY RADAR.

0945 PM     HAIL             OPELIKA                 32.65N 85.38W
03/31/2016  M0.75 INCH       LEE                AL   PUBLIC

            PENNY SIZED HAIL REPORTED.

0945 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NW TRAFFORD           33.85N 86.77W
03/31/2016  E0.00 INCH       BLOUNT             AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            WATER COVERING PORTIONS OF ALABAMA HIGHWAY 160 AND AROUND
            THE MOUNTAIN WOODS LAKE AREA OF BLOUNT COUNTY DUE TO
            HEAVY RAINFALL. TIME ESTIMATED.

0948 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E KENT                32.62N 85.92W
03/31/2016                   ELMORE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LINES DOWN ALONG LIGHTWOOD ROAD AND POWER OUTAGES
            REPORTED IN THE CHANNA CREEK ROAD AREA. TIME ESTIMATED BY
            RADAR.

1005 PM     HAIL             TALLASSEE               32.54N 85.89W
03/31/2016  M0.25 INCH       ELMORE             AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN THE FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY.

1125 PM     HAIL             MONTGOMERY              32.35N 86.28W
03/31/2016  M0.25 INCH       MONTGOMERY         AL   PUBLIC

            PEA SIZED HAIL MEASURED OFF OF DALRAIDA ROAD IN
            MONTGOMERY.

1131 PM     HAIL             3 NNE EMERALD MOUNTAIN  32.50N 86.09W
03/31/2016  M0.75 INCH       ELMORE             AL   OTHER FEDERAL

            PENNY SIZED HAIL REPORTED ALONG WITH A WIND GUST OF 51
            MILES PER HOUR FROM A DAVIS INSTRUMENTS WEATHER STATION.

1150 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MONTGOMERY              32.35N 86.28W
03/31/2016                   MONTGOMERY         AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            LARGE TREES DOWN ON HICKORY DRIVE, AT THE INTERSECTION OF
            HUNTER AND CAMELIA AND AT HILLSIDE IN THE DALRAIDA
            NEIGHBORHOOD.

&&

JH
Special weather statement, Apr 1, 12:14 AM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 1, 12:26 AM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1226 AM CDT FRI APR 01 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1219 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 NE MILLBROOK          32.54N 86.31W
04/01/2016                   ELMORE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SOUTHBOUND LANE OF ALABAMA HIGHWAY 143 FROM DUNCAN ROAD
            TO ALABAMA HIGHWAY 14 CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.

&&

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Special weather statement, Apr 1, 1:03 AM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 1, 1:53 AM CDT, 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
153 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2016

ALZ024-025-010730-
JEFFERSON AL-SHELBY AL-
153 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL SHELBY AND SOUTHEASTERN
JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 230 AM CDT...

AT 153 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
OAK MOUNTAIN AMPHITHEATER...OR OVER PELHAM...MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SOUTHWESTERN BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...VESTAVIA HILLS...ALABASTER...BESSEMER...
PELHAM...HELENA...CHELSEA...INDIAN SPRINGS VILLAGE...VINCENT...
HARPERSVILLE...WESTOVER...ROSS BRIDGE...LAKE PURDY...BLUFF PARK...
GREYSTONE...MEADOWBROOK...THE SUMMIT...OAK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK AND
HOOVER METROPOLITAN STADIUM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3350 8648 3350 8638 3339 8638 3337 8635
      3335 8634 3334 8637 3332 8637 3331 8636
      3320 8695 3338 8701 3353 8648
TIME...MOT...LOC 0653Z 253DEG 60KT 3332 8678

32/DAVIS
Special weather statement, Apr 1, 2:33 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 31, 7:02 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXFayette43 min
Mar 31, 7:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXWinston9 min
Mar 31, 7:29 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXMarion, Walker46 min
Mar 31, 7:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXSumter41 min
Mar 31, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXGreene, Pickens49 min
Mar 31, 7:59 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXFayette, Walker46 min
Mar 31, 8:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXTuscaloosa55 min
Mar 31, 8:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXHale51 min
Mar 31, 9:17 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXBlount, Jefferson32 min
Mar 31, 9:30 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXAutauga, Dallas, Lowndes3 hr
Mar 31, 10:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXAutauga, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery3 hr
Mar 31, 11:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningBMXMontgomery69 hr
Mar 31, 11:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXElmore, Macon, Montgomery, Tallapoosa43 min
Mar 31, 11:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXLee, Macon65 min
Apr 1, 12:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXPickens46 min
Apr 1, 1:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXPerry42 min
Apr 1, 1:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXShelby37 min
Apr 1, 2:36 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXAutauga, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery3 hr
Apr 1, 3:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXJefferson39 min
Apr 1, 3:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXLee, Macon, Tallapoosa46 min
Apr 1, 4:38 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXLee3 hr
Apr 1, 5:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningBMXSumter45 hr
Apr 1, 6:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBarbour38 min
Apr 1, 6:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBarbour38 min
Apr 1, 10:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXMontgomery52 min
Apr 1, 10:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXLowndes51 min
Apr 1, 10:52 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXAutauga, Barbour, Bullock, Dallas, Elmore, Lee and 7 more113 min
Apr 1, 10:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXAutauga48 min
Apr 1, 11:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXMacon27 min

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