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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL

August 23, 2017Russell County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at Aug 23, 2017, 3:07 PM CDT for Russell County, Alabama. It was in force for 38 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: Aug 23, 2017, 3:07 PM CDT (20:07 UTC)
Expired: Aug 23, 2017, 3:45 PM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL

County Russell 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
Aug 23, 2:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lee	40 min
Aug 23, 3:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Macon	39 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.