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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 157, NWS Birmingham, AL

September 11, 2019Jefferson County, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 11, 2019, 2:29 PM CDT for Jefferson County, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Sep 11, 2019, 2:29 PM CDT (19:29 UTC)
Expired: Sep 11, 2019, 3:15 PM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Jefferson County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Sep 11, 12:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 11, 12:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 11, 3:36 AM CDT, 10 hours 53 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
336 AM CDT Wed Sep 11 2019

ALZ011>015-017>050-121145-
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-
336 AM CDT Wed Sep 11 2019

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...Thursday through Tuesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 11, 1:48 PM CDT, 41 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 11, 2:08 PM CDT, 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 11, 2:18 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 11, 2:24 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 11, 2:25 PM CDT, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
225 PM CDT WED SEP 11 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0201 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NW KIMBERLY           33.78N 86.81W
09/11/2019                   JEFFERSON          AL   PUBLIC

            WIND SPEED ESTIMATED 40 MPH TREE DOWN ON
            WARRIOR KIMBERLY RD.

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 10, 7:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bullock	28 min
Sep 10, 7:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Walker	34 min
Sep 11, 1:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Perry	27 min
Sep 11, 2:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Shelby	37 min
Sep 11, 2:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tuscaloosa	27 min
Sep 11, 3:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tuscaloosa	34 min
Sep 11, 3:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bibb	32 min
Sep 11, 4:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	St. Clair	28 min
Sep 11, 4:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson	37 min
Sep 11, 4:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cherokee	30 min
Sep 11, 4:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Fayette	26 min
Sep 11, 4:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Winston	35 min
Sep 11, 4:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Blount	31 min
Sep 11, 5:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Winston	36 min
Sep 11, 6:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Blount	32 min
Sep 11, 6:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	St. Clair	24 min

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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.