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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL

August 25, 2021Macon County, Montgomery County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at Aug 25, 2021, 6:05 PM CDT for Macon County, Montgomery County, Alabama. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 25, 2021, 6:05 PM CDT (23:05 UTC)
Expired: Aug 25, 2021, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

Counties Macon County, AL, Montgomery County, AL

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 25, 2:47 PM CDT, 3 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 25, 2:47 PM CDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 25, 3:40 AM CDT, 14 hours 25 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
340 AM CDT Wed Aug 25 2021

ALZ011>015-017>050-261145-
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-
340 AM CDT Wed Aug 25 2021

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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 25, 5:05 PM CDT, 1 hour before

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Local storm report, Aug 25, 5:13 PM CDT, 52 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 25, 5:33 PM CDT, 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 25, 5:33 PM CDT, 32 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
533 PM CDT Wed Aug 25 2021

ALZ037-045-047-252315-
Lee AL-Tallapoosa AL-Macon AL-
533 PM CDT Wed Aug 25 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Lee,
northeastern Macon and southeastern Tallapoosa Counties through 615
PM CDT...

At 533 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Auburn, moving west at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Auburn, Opelika, Notasulga, Waverly, Liberty City, Auburn University,
Tuskegee National Forest, Beauregard, Griffen Mill, Loachapoka,
Robert G. Pitts Airport, I 85 Rest Area, Chewacla State Park and
Roxana.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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 3269 8523 3251 8523 3247 8566 3257 8577
      3274 8569
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 084DEG 24KT 3260 8541

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

40/Sizemore

Special weather statement, Aug 25, 5:53 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 25, 6:05 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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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 25, 3:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lee	29 min
Aug 25, 3:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Macon	23 min
Aug 25, 4:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Elmore	30 min
Aug 25, 4:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marion	37 min
Aug 25, 4:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Chambers	51 min
Aug 25, 4:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Russell	45 min
Aug 25, 4:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Russell	37 min
Aug 25, 4:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Talladega	34 min
Aug 25, 5:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lee	25 min
Aug 25, 5:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bullock, Macon, Russell	29 min
Aug 25, 5:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lee	42 min
Aug 25, 5:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Shelby	27 min
Aug 25, 5:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lee	24 min
Aug 25, 5:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Shelby	52 min
Aug 25, 5:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Shelby	31 min
Aug 25, 6:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Shelby	31 min
Aug 25, 6:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lowndes	44 min
Aug 25, 6:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Randolph	39 min
Aug 25, 6:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson	33 min
Aug 25, 6:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bibb	36 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.