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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL

May 20, 2017Marion County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at May 20, 2017, 3:31 PM CDT for Marion County, Alabama. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued: May 20, 2017, 3:31 PM CDT (20:31 UTC)
Expired: May 20, 2017, 4:00 PM CDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL

County Marion 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 May 20, 1:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 20, 1:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 3:48 AM CDT, 11 hours 43 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
348 AM CDT Sat May 20 2017

ALZ011>015-017>050-211200-
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-
348 AM CDT Sat May 20 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Numerous showers and thunderstorms will develop this afternoon. A
couple isolated storms could produce damaging wind gusts up to 60
mph between noon and 8 PM west of a Montgomery to Heflin line.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management may be needed
this afternoon and early this evening.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 20, 2:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 20, 2:35 PM CDT, 56 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 20, 2:55 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 20, 3:16 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 20, 3:18 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
318 PM CDT SAT MAY 20 2017

ALZ022-023-031>034-202100-
Greene AL-Hale AL-Pickens AL-Bibb AL-Perry AL-Tuscaloosa AL-
318 PM CDT SAT MAY 20 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN TUSCALOOSA...EAST
CENTRAL PICKENS...NORTH CENTRAL PERRY...NORTHEASTERN GREENE...
NORTHEASTERN HALE AND WESTERN BIBB COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CDT...

At 317 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Knoxville to near Mertz. Movement was
north at 30 mph.

Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Tuscaloosa, Northport, Holt, Moundville, Brookwood, Coaling, Vance,
West Blocton, Coker, McFarland Mall, Lake Lurleen State Park,
Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, Lake Wildwood, Low Gap, Mertz, Knoxville,
Mercedes Benz Of Alabama, Eoline, Shelton State Community College and
Bryant Denny Stadium.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3347 8789 3315 8714 3276 8726 3301 8786
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 185DEG 27KT 3304 8778 3286 8734

JH/05

Special weather statement, May 20, 3:31 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
331 PM CDT SAT MAY 20 2017

ALZ011-014-202100-
Winston AL-Marion AL-
331 PM CDT SAT MAY 20 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MARION AND
NORTHWESTERN WINSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CDT...

At 331 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Hamilton to near Lake Buttahatchee.
Movement was northeast at 30 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Hamilton, Haleyville, Hackleburg, Brilliant, Brinn, Lake
Buttahatchee, Needmore, Ashridge, Bear Creek, Natural Bridge, Weiss,
Posey Field Airport, Tessner, Pearces Mill, Rankin Fite Airport,
Delmar, Piney Grove and Marion County Public Lake.

LAT...LON 3431 8772 3425 8741 3401 8770 3406 8806
      3431 8789
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 216DEG 27KT 3414 8792 3409 8767

JH/05

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 20, 12:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Autauga	40 min
May 20, 1:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Barbour	26 min
May 20, 2:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Russell	43 min
May 20, 2:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lamar	35 min
May 20, 2:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pickens	40 min
May 20, 2:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Autauga	35 min
May 20, 3:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Autauga, Chilton, Elmore, Tallapoosa	44 min
May 20, 3:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tuscaloosa	42 min
May 20, 3:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Blount	24 min
May 20, 3:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson, Tuscaloosa	49 min
May 20, 3:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Chilton, Coosa	25 min
May 20, 3:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marion	22 min
May 20, 4:06 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Autauga, Elmore, Montgomery	114 min
May 20, 4:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Coosa, Shelby, Talladega	33 min
May 20, 4:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Blount, Jefferson, Walker, Winston	41 min
May 20, 4:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Shelby, Talladega	31 min
May 20, 4:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Blount, St. Clair, Talladega	50 min
May 20, 4:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cleburne, Randolph	46 min
May 20, 5:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pike	29 min
May 20, 5:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Etowah, St. Clair	58 min
May 20, 5:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Jefferson, Shelby	119 min
May 20, 5:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Barbour, Pike	45 min
May 20, 6:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cherokee, Etowah	53 min
May 20, 6:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Chilton, Jefferson, Shelby, Talladega	97 min
May 20, 6:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Autauga, Chilton, Dallas, Lowndes	2 hr
May 20, 6:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Barbour, Bullock, Montgomery	31 min
May 20, 6:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Elmore, Macon	35 min
May 20, 6:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	DeKalb	35 min

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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.