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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL

July 21, 2016Cleburne County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at Jul 21, 2016, 11:25 PM CDT for Cleburne County, Alabama. It was in force for 35 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
Jul 21, 2016, 11:25 PM CDT (04:25 UTC)
Expired
Jul 22, 2016, 12:00 AM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL

County Cleburne County, AL

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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 Jul 21, 9:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 9:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 21, 10:59 AM CDT, 12 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1059 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2016

ALZ011>015-017>050-221900-
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-
1059 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2016

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

.DAY ONE...OUTLOOK THROUGH TONIGHT.

HEAT INDICES ARE FORECAST TO BE ABOVE 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON
FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA. THOSE WHO MUST BE
OUTSIDE SHOULD TAKE PROPER SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. DRINK PLENTY OF
WATER AND TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO CLIMB INTO THE MIDDLE TO
UPPER 90S THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. HEAT
INDICES COULD REACH 105 DEGREES OR HIGHER EACH AFTERNOON...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 21, 10:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 10:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 10:32 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 10:34 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 11:02 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 11:25 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 21, 7:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXMarengo36 min
Jul 21, 7:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXRandolph47 min
Jul 21, 8:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCalhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph24 min
Jul 21, 8:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXMarengo31 min
Jul 21, 8:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXMontgomery115 min
Jul 21, 8:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCalhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph46 min
Jul 21, 8:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXTalladega29 min
Jul 21, 8:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXChambers, Lee42 min
Jul 21, 8:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXEtowah24 min
Jul 21, 8:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCalhoun32 min
Jul 21, 9:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCherokee48 min
Jul 21, 9:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXEtowah24 min
Jul 21, 9:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXClay38 min
Jul 21, 9:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCoosa50 min
Jul 21, 9:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXClay, Talladega50 min
Jul 21, 10:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXChilton, Coosa30 min
Jul 21, 10:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCalhoun, Cherokee28 min
Jul 21, 10:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXChilton, Coosa, Shelby28 min
Jul 21, 10:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCalhoun, St. Clair26 min
Jul 21, 11:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXChilton28 min
Jul 21, 11:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBibb, Chilton47 min
Jul 22, 12:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXAutauga, Perry43 min
Jul 22, 4:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXMarion31 min
Jul 22, 4:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXMarion48 min
Jul 22, 4:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXSumter28 min
Jul 22, 4:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXWinston27 min
Jul 22, 5:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXPickens36 min
Jul 22, 5:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXJefferson40 min
Jul 22, 5:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXWalker47 min
Jul 22, 5:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXWinston44 min
Jul 22, 5:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXLamar36 min
Jul 22, 6:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXWalker30 min
Jul 22, 6:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXJefferson29 min
Jul 22, 6:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXJefferson32 min
Jul 22, 6:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXTuscaloosa31 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Alabama, 2016Every special weather statement in 2016

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.