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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL

February 8, 2017Marion County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at Feb 8, 2017, 6:02 PM CST for Marion County, Alabama. It was in force for 43 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: Feb 8, 2017, 6:02 PM CST (00:02 UTC)
Expired: Feb 8, 2017, 6:45 PM CST
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL

County Marion County, AL

The radar

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 8, 6:10 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marion	35 min
Feb 8, 6:15 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar, Marion	30 min
Feb 8, 6:41 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Winston	49 min
Feb 8, 7:03 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Fayette, Walker	42 min
Feb 8, 7:19 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pickens	26 min
Feb 8, 7:32 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Pickens, Tuscaloosa	29 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Alabama, 2017 Every special weather statement in 2017

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.