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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL

May 20, 2018Walker County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at May 20, 2018, 2:51 PM CDT for Walker County, Alabama. It was in force for 24 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: May 20, 2018, 2:51 PM CDT (19:51 UTC)
Expired: May 20, 2018, 3:15 PM CDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL

County Walker 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
May 20, 3:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tuscaloosa	26 min
May 20, 3:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Calhoun	31 min
May 20, 4:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pike	27 min
May 20, 4:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pickens	23 min
May 20, 4:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lamar	30 min
May 20, 4:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Walker	29 min
May 20, 4:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	St. Clair	25 min
May 20, 4:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lamar	35 min
May 20, 4:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Fayette	46 min
May 20, 5:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marion	22 min
May 20, 5:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Walker	30 min
May 20, 5:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Walker	32 min
May 20, 6:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Clay	31 min
May 20, 6:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marion	47 min
May 20, 6:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Randolph	29 min
May 20, 6:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marengo	25 min
May 20, 6:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marengo	38 min
May 20, 6:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Clay	34 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Alabama, 2018 Every special weather statement in 2018

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.