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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at Jul 3, 2017, 5:39 PM CDT for Cherokee County, Alabama. It was in force for 36 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 3, 2017, 5:39 PM CDT (22:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2017, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
County Cherokee County, AL
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 136 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 720 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 3, 3:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 3:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Birmingham AL 441 AM CDT Mon Jul 3 2017 ALZ011>015-017>050-041245- 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- 441 AM CDT Mon Jul 3 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the counties served by the National Weather Service office in Birmingham. .DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of storm spotters and emergency management is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 12:58 PM CDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
445 PM CDT MON JUL 3 2017
ALZ018-020-032245-
Etowah AL-Cherokee AL-
445 PM CDT MON JUL 3 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN ETOWAH AND CHEROKEE
COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...
At 444 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Pisgah to near Sardis City. Movement was
east at 25 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms. Gusty
winds will also occur ahead of the arrival of rain.
Locations impacted include...
Gadsden, Hokes Bluff, Centre, Cedar Bluff, Little River Canyon
National Preserve, Forney, Centre Municipal Airport, Sardis City,
Leesburg, Reece City, Sand Rock, Gaylesville, Tennala, Tabor Road,
Cherokee Rock Village, Pleasant Gap, Cornwall Furnace Park, Blanche,
Little River Falls and Ballplay.
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 3397 8540 3394 8553 3396 8554 3398 8586
3408 8610 3417 8620 3418 8619 3419 8611
3420 8610 3420 8584 3424 8584 3424 8581
3426 8581 3426 8577 3436 8566 3437 8563
3440 8563 3444 8558 3449 8557 3453 8552
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 290DEG 24KT 3469 8580 3418 8608
89^GSatterwhiteSpecial weather statement, Jul 3, 5:39 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
539 PM CDT MON JUL 3 2017
ALZ018>021-032315-
Calhoun AL-Etowah AL-Cleburne AL-Cherokee AL-
539 PM CDT MON JUL 3 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN CALHOUN...
SOUTHEASTERN ETOWAH...NORTHEASTERN CLEBURNE AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES
UNTIL 615 PM CDT...
At 538 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Gaylesville to near Moshat
to Glencoe. Movement was east at 35 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms. These
storms have knocked some trees and power lines down back to the
west. If you are outside, take cover until the storm passes.
Locations impacted include...
Gadsden, Rainbow City, Piedmont, Hokes Bluff, Centre, Cedar Bluff,
Forney, Centre Municipal Airport, Glencoe, Gaylesville, Tennala,
Pleasant Gap, Cornwall Furnace Park, Weiss Lake, Moshat, Ball Flat,
Southside, Coloma, Spring Garden and Cobb City.
LAT...LON 3448 8550 3388 8538 3381 8566 3395 8609
3408 8570 3448 8551
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 289DEG 30KT 3421 8547 3404 8560 3394 8592
75The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 12:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Fayette, Lamar | 47 min |
| Jul 3, 1:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Marion | 49 min |
| Jul 3, 2:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Walker | 40 min |
| Jul 3, 4:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Cherokee | 60 min |
| Jul 3, 6:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Marion | 37 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.