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Heat Advisory 5, NWS Birmingham, AL

July 27, 201712 counties in Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this heat advisory at Jul 27, 2017, 4:25 AM CDT for 12 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Jul 27, 2017, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 27, 2017, 4:25 AM CDT (09:25 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 27, 2017, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jul 27, 2017, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL

Counties Bibb County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Marion County, AL, Perry County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this heat advisory 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 heat advisory went out at Jul 27, 4:02 AM CDT, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 4:02 AM CDT, 23 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 27, 4:08 AM CDT, 17 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
408 AM CDT Thu Jul 27 2017

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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-
408 AM CDT Thu Jul 27 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the counties served by the
National Weather Service office in Birmingham.

.DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight.

Heat indices could reach 105 degrees this afternoon across the
western portions of Central Alabama.

Isolated severe thunderstorms may develop east of the interstate 65
corridor this afternoon. The main threat with these storms will be
damaging winds and localized flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Thunderstorms will develop ahead of an approaching cool front late
Friday afternoon and into Friday night. Some storms may become
severe, producing damaging winds. Heavy rainfall will also be
possible, and could result in localized flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management may be
necessary Friday afternoon and Friday night.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 27, 2:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXTallapoosa26 min
Jul 27, 3:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXElmore26 min
Jul 27, 3:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXElmore, Tallapoosa31 min
Jul 27, 3:32 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchBMXBibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne and 13 more27 hr
Jul 27, 3:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXMacon31 min
Jul 27, 4:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXAutauga25 min
Jul 27, 4:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXLee23 min
Jul 27, 4:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLee33 min
Jul 27, 4:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXRussell38 min
Jul 27, 5:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXRussell33 min

Nearby

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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.