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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL

July 7, 2017Marshall County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at Jul 7, 2017, 2:49 PM CDT for Marshall County, Alabama. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 7, 2017, 2:49 PM CDT (19:49 UTC)
Expired: Jul 7, 2017, 3:30 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL

County Marshall 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 7, 12:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 12:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 3:14 AM CDT, 11 hours 35 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
314 AM CDT Fri Jul 7 2017

ALZ011>015-017>050-081115-
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-
314 AM CDT Fri Jul 7 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight.

Isolated to scattered strong thunderstorms will be possible across
all of Central Alabama through 10 PM. The strongest activity may
result in straight line wind damage with up to 60 mph this afternoon
and early evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

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 evening.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 7, 1:17 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 2:40 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 2:43 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 2:49 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 6, 8:32 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Fayette, Walker	3 hr
Jul 7, 2:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Elmore	35 min
Jul 7, 2:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pike	47 min
Jul 7, 3:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tallapoosa	30 min
Jul 7, 3:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Chambers	38 min
Jul 7, 3:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Dallas	37 min
Jul 7, 3:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Elmore	34 min
Jul 7, 4:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lee	32 min
Jul 7, 4:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Dallas	43 min
Jul 7, 4:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Elmore	50 min
Jul 7, 4:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Macon	48 min
Jul 7, 4:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Sumter	36 min
Jul 7, 4:56 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Autauga, Elmore, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery	3 hr
Jul 7, 5:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cleburne	26 min
Jul 7, 5:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cleburne	40 min
Jul 7, 5:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lowndes	39 min
Jul 7, 5:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Hale	41 min
Jul 7, 5:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Russell	40 min
Jul 7, 5:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Clay	43 min
Jul 7, 5:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Russell	52 min
Jul 7, 5:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Montgomery	38 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.