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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL

August 20, 2020Barbour County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at Aug 20, 2020, 10:48 AM CDT for Barbour County, Alabama. It was in force for 42 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
Aug 20, 2020, 10:48 AM CDT (15:48 UTC)
Expired
Aug 20, 2020, 11:30 AM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL

County Barbour County, AL

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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 Aug 20, 6:47 AM CDT, 4 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 20, 6:47 AM CDT, 4 hours 1 minute before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 20, 3:51 AM CDT, 6 hours 57 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
351 AM CDT Thu Aug 20 2020

ALZ011>015-017>050-211200-
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-
351 AM CDT Thu Aug 20 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and
evening, mainly along and southeast of a line from Aliceville, to
Jasper, to Gadsden. Damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph and hail up to
quarter size are the main hazards.

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

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Friday afternoon and
evening. Damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph and hail up to quarter size
are possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management may be needed
this afternoon and evening, and again on Friday. Please follow all
local, state, and CDC guidelines in regards to travel.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 20, 4:56 AM CDT, 5 hours 52 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 20, 10:35 AM CDT, 13 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 20, 10:48 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 19, 7:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCoosa43 min
Aug 19, 7:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXElmore34 min
Aug 19, 8:05 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXChambers, Randolph115 min
Aug 19, 8:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXElmore44 min
Aug 19, 8:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXTallapoosa26 min
Aug 19, 8:45 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXChambers, Randolph3 hr
Aug 19, 8:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXTallapoosa38 min
Aug 19, 9:14 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXElmore3 hr
Aug 19, 9:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXMontgomery40 min
Aug 19, 9:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXElmore3 hr
Aug 19, 9:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXElmore, Montgomery37 min
Aug 19, 9:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXElmore, Montgomery2 hr
Aug 19, 10:01 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXCoosa, Tallapoosa2 hr
Aug 19, 10:05 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXElmore, Montgomery3 hr
Aug 20, 10:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXPike40 min
Aug 20, 11:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBullock45 min
Aug 20, 11:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBarbour23 min
Aug 20, 1:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXElmore41 min
Aug 20, 1:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXMontgomery35 min
Aug 20, 3:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXHale35 min
Aug 20, 3:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBibb32 min
Aug 20, 5:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBlount34 min
Aug 20, 5:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXHale37 min
Aug 20, 6:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXEtowah35 min
Aug 20, 6:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXEtowah36 min
Aug 20, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXEtowah27 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.