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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 112, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 27, 2023, 6:26 PM CDT for Lamar County, Pickens County, Alabama. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2023, 6:26 PM CDT (23:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2023, 7:02 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Lamar County, AL, Pickens County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
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 Apr 27, 3:57 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 3:57 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 2:25 PM CDT, 4 hours 1 minute before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Birmingham AL 225 PM CDT Thu Apr 27 2023 ALZ011>015-017>050-282230- 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- 225 PM CDT Thu Apr 27 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the counties served by the National Weather Service office in Birmingham. .DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight. Severe thunderstorms are possible Thursday evening, generally for areas northwest of Interstate 59. Threats include damaging winds, large hail, and perhaps a tornado. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Severe thunderstorms are possible across southern portions of central Alabama on Saturday. Threats include damaging winds, large hail, and perhaps a tornado. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of storm spotters and emergency management may be needed Thursday evening and Saturday.
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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.