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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL

August 31, 2020Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at Aug 31, 2020, 7:10 PM CDT for Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. It was in force for 50 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: Aug 31, 2020, 7:10 PM CDT (00:10 UTC)
Expired: Aug 31, 2020, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL

County Tuscaloosa County, AL

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 31, 7:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene	44 min
Aug 31, 7:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Winston	2 hr
Aug 31, 7:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tuscaloosa	38 min
Aug 31, 8:10 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Shelby	2 hr
Aug 31, 8:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Hale	45 min
Aug 31, 8:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Shelby	27 min
Aug 31, 9:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bibb	45 min
Aug 31, 9:17 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Bibb, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby	118 min
Aug 31, 9:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Sumter	2 hr
Aug 31, 10:10 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Perry	3 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Alabama, 2020 Every special weather statement in 2020

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.