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Heat Advisory 5, NWS Birmingham, AL

July 13, 201829 counties in Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this heat advisory at Jul 13, 2018, 3:56 AM CDT for 29 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Jul 13, 2018, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 13, 2018, 3:56 AM CDT (08:56 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 13, 2018, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired: Jul 13, 2018, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL

All 29 counties

Autauga County, AL, Barbour County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Lee County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Marion County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Perry County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Pike County, AL, Russell County, AL, Shelby County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL, Winston County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this heat advisory 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 heat advisory went out at Jul 12, 3:44 PM CDT, 12 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 3:44 PM CDT, 12 hours 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 12, 4:13 AM CDT, 23 hours 43 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
413 AM CDT Thu Jul 12 2018

ALZ011>015-017>050-131215-
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-
413 AM CDT Thu Jul 12 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Heat indices could approach 105 degrees Friday afternoon across the
western and southern portions of Central Alabama.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management is not expected
at this time.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 2:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tallapoosa	27 min
Jul 13, 2:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Hale	37 min
Jul 13, 3:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Jefferson, Shelby	2 hr
Jul 13, 3:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Etowah	40 min
Jul 13, 3:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Chilton	37 min
Jul 13, 4:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Macon	33 min
Jul 13, 4:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson	32 min
Jul 13, 4:27 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Autauga, Elmore, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery	2 hr
Jul 13, 5:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Autauga	31 min
Jul 13, 5:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Autauga, Dallas, Perry	115 min
Jul 13, 6:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Fayette	36 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.