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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL

July 8, 2017Russell County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at Jul 8, 2017, 3:45 PM CDT for Russell County, Alabama. It was in force for 45 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 8, 2017, 3:45 PM CDT (20:45 UTC)
Expired: Jul 8, 2017, 4:30 PM CDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL

County Russell County, AL

The radar

The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 121 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 845 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -67 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 904 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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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 8, 3:31 PM CDT, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 3:31 PM CDT, 14 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 3:33 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 2:17 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
217 PM CDT SAT JUL 8 2017

ALZ037-082000-
Tallapoosa AL-
217 PM CDT SAT JUL 8 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN TALLAPOOSA COUNTY
UNTIL 300 PM CDT...

At 217 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hillabee Creek, or 8 miles east of Alexander City, moving east at 15
mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Jacksons' Gap, New Site, Hillabee Creek, Daviston, Eagle Creek,
Horseshoe Bend and Horseshoe Bend National Military Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3285 8560 3293 8589 3306 8585 3305 8559
      3302 8559
TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 281DEG 14KT 3297 8580

87/GRANTHAM

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 2:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
219 PM CDT SAT JUL 8 2017

ALZ039-082000-
Marengo AL-
219 PM CDT SAT JUL 8 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL MARENGO COUNTY UNTIL 300
PM CDT...

At 219 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Pin Hook, or near Linden, moving southeast at 30 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Demopolis, Linden, Jefferson, Thomaston, Sweet Water, Dayton, Freddie
Jones Field, Pin Hook, Consul, Miller, Chickasaw State Park,
Providence, Old Spring Hill, Octagon, Calvary, Us 80 And Al 28,
Demopolis Municipal Airport and Demopolis Lock And Dam.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3246 8796 3252 8791 3252 8785 3254 8785
      3255 8783 3254 8782 3252 8782 3252 8778
      3227 8749 3227 8751 3209 8786 3228 8794
      3229 8793 3230 8793 3229 8794 3230 8795
      3231 8793 3233 8796 3245 8801
TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 329DEG 25KT 3237 8783

87/GRANTHAM

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 2:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
221 PM CDT SAT JUL 8 2017

ALZ048-082000-
Russell AL-
221 PM CDT SAT JUL 8 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN RUSSELL COUNTY UNTIL 300
PM CDT...

At 221 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Russell County Sports Complex, or 12 miles southwest of Phenix City,
moving east at 15 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Seale, Russell County Sports Complex, Uchee Creek, Fort Mitchell and
Fort Mitchell Activity Center.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3225 8492 3224 8491 3222 8493 3221 8498
      3220 8496 3218 8501 3216 8503 3215 8509
      3232 8523 3243 8497 3242 8496 3241 8498
      3239 8497 3238 8499 3238 8497 3237 8499
      3233 8501 3230 8494 3226 8489
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 259DEG 13KT 3230 8512

87/GRANTHAM

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 2:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 8, 3:45 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 8, 3:45 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 8, 10:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Fayette	27 min
Jul 8, 10:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Fayette	50 min
Jul 8, 11:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lamar	24 min
Jul 8, 11:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Fayette, Lamar	34 min
Jul 8, 11:34 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Fayette, Lamar	116 min
Jul 8, 11:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Fayette, Pickens	34 min
Jul 8, 12:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pickens, Tuscaloosa	26 min
Jul 8, 12:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene, Pickens	23 min
Jul 8, 12:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pickens, Tuscaloosa	31 min
Jul 8, 12:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene	17 min
Jul 8, 1:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene, Hale, Sumter	33 min
Jul 8, 1:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Barbour	44 min
Jul 8, 1:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Calhoun	23 min
Jul 8, 1:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Hale, Perry, Sumter	34 min
Jul 8, 2:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Talladega	45 min
Jul 8, 2:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tallapoosa	43 min
Jul 8, 2:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marengo	41 min
Jul 8, 2:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Russell	39 min
Jul 8, 2:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pike	33 min
Jul 8, 3:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pike	42 min
Jul 8, 4:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bullock	40 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.