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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL

June 9, 2018Lee County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at Jun 9, 2018, 3:13 PM CDT for Lee County, Alabama. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 9, 2018, 3:13 PM CDT (20:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 9, 2018, 3:45 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL

County Lee County, AL

The radar

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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 Jun 9, 12:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 12:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 5:20 AM CDT, 9 hours 53 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
520 AM CDT Sat Jun 9 2018

ALZ011>015-017>050-101330-
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-
520 AM CDT Sat Jun 9 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 1:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
140 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

ALZ029-091915-
Randolph AL-
140 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY
UNTIL 215 PM CDT...

At 140 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Woodland, or 7 miles northeast of Wedowee, moving northwest at 10
mph.

Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Wedowee, Woodland, Newell and Napoleon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3326 8536 3333 8550 3349 8545 3341 8529
      3337 8528
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 128DEG 8KT 3338 8538
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 2:44 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
244 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

ALZ030-092015-
Sumter AL-
244 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN SUMTER COUNTY UNTIL 315
PM CDT...

At 243 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Bluffport to near Cuba. Movement was southeast
at 10 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Livingston, York, Cuba, The University Of West Alabama, Bluffport,
Coatopa, Dug Hill, Kinterbish, Old Mallard Airport, Lilita, Bellamy,
I 20 Welcome Center At Cuba, Ward and Whitfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3256 8839 3264 8809 3247 8796 3243 8804
      3238 8804 3237 8802 3234 8799 3235 8797
      3231 8794 3231 8842
TIME...MOT...LOC 1943Z 307DEG 14KT 3260 8813 3252 8839
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 3:13 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
313 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

ALZ037-038-045-047-092045-
Lee AL-Tallapoosa AL-Macon AL-Chambers AL-
313 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN LEE...NORTHEASTERN
MACON...SOUTHEASTERN TALLAPOOSA AND SOUTHWESTERN CHAMBERS COUNTIES
UNTIL 345 PM CDT...

At 312 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Waverly, or near Camp Hill, moving east at 5 mph. Additional storms
are in the area that may produce gusty winds.

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

Locations impacted include...
Auburn, Opelika, Dadeville, Camp Hill, Notasulga, La Fayette,
Waverly, Liberty City, Auburn University, Tuskegee National Forest,
Beauregard, Sturkie, Oak Bowery, Society Hill, West Chambers,
Loachapoka, Robert G. Pitts Airport, I 85 Rest Area, Chewacla State
Park and Roxana.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Birmingham.

&&

LAT...LON 3247 8533 3242 8533 3240 8550 3257 8587
      3286 8569 3291 8543 3247 8525
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 268DEG 6KT 3277 8560

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 1:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXRandolph35 min
Jun 9, 2:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXSumter31 min
Jun 9, 3:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXMacon33 min
Jun 9, 3:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXPike37 min
Jun 9, 3:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXLee26 min
Jun 9, 3:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMacon31 min
Jun 9, 4:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXLee36 min
Jun 9, 4:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXMacon30 min
Jun 9, 4:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXRussell24 min
Jun 9, 5:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBarbour27 min
Jun 9, 5:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBibb27 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.