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Heat Advisory 8, NWS Birmingham, AL

July 16, 20189 counties in Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this heat advisory at Jul 16, 2018, 2:49 AM CDT for 9 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Jul 16, 2018, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 16, 2018, 2:49 AM CDT (07:49 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 16, 2018, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jul 16, 2018, 10:14 AM CDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL

Counties Bibb County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Perry County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:52 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 15, 5:44 PM CDT, 9 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 5:44 PM CDT, 9 hours 5 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 15, 4:16 AM CDT, 22 hours 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
416 AM CDT Sun Jul 15 2018

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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-
416 AM CDT Sun Jul 15 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Heat indices will be near 105 degrees in western portions of Central
Alabama today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Heat indices will be near 105 degrees again on Monday, mainly in
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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 15, 7:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXBibb, Jefferson, Shelby2 hr
Jul 15, 7:14 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXAutauga, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery3 hr
Jul 15, 7:33 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXJefferson, Shelby117 min
Jul 15, 7:40 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXShelby2 hr
Jul 15, 8:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXMacon29 min
Jul 15, 9:04 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXChilton, Coosa116 min
Jul 16, 6:29 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXGreene, Hale2 hr
Jul 16, 8:30 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXGreene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter2 hr
Jul 16, 10:24 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXBibb, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa2 hr
Jul 16, 11:50 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXJefferson115 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.