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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 256, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 2023, 4:21 PM CDT for St. Clair County, Talladega County, Alabama. It was in force for 56 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
- Jul 1, 2023, 4:21 PM CDT (21:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2023, 5:17 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties St. Clair County, AL, Talladega County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 12:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 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 Jul 1, 3:23 PM CDT, 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 3:23 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Birmingham AL 402 AM CDT Sat Jul 1 2023 ALZ011>015-017>050-021215- 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- 402 AM CDT Sat Jul 1 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the counties served by the National Weather Service office in Birmingham. .DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight. Dangerously high heat and humidity is forecast across much of central Alabama today. Heat index values during this time will most likely climb to near 105 degrees, with some areas reach or exceeding 110 degrees. A few strong to marginally severe storms may develop late afternoon in the east and continue through 12 AM Midnight in the west. Damaging winds and large hail will be the main threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Dangerously hot and humid conditions are expected to continue through midweek. Heat index values are likely to be near or exceed 105 degrees. Heat exhaustion or heat stroke could occur for those exposed to the heat for too long. Severe storms are possible Sunday and Monday afternoons and evenings for all of Central Alabama. Threats include damaging winds and large hail. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of storm spotters and emergency management may be needed on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 3:33 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jul 1, 11:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | St. Clair | 40 min |
| Jul 1, 2:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | DeKalb | 60 min |
| Jul 1, 2:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Marion | 51 min |
| Jul 1, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 33 min |
| Jul 1, 3:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Walker | 30 min |
| Jul 1, 3:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Etowah | 43 min |
| Jul 1, 3:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Cleburne | 23 min |
| Jul 1, 3:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Blount | 59 min |
| Jul 1, 3:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Etowah | 42 min |
| Jul 1, 3:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Etowah | 51 min |
| Jul 1, 3:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Walker | 32 min |
| Jul 1, 3:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | St. Clair | 44 min |
| Jul 1, 3:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Winston | 41 min |
| Jul 1, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 45 min |
| Jul 1, 4:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne | 38 min |
| Jul 1, 4:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Cleburne | 50 min |
| Jul 1, 4:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | St. Clair | 47 min |
| Jul 1, 4:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Etowah | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | St. Clair | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Shelby | 47 min |
| Jul 1, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Fayette | 42 min |
| Jul 1, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Talladega | 31 min |
| Jul 1, 5:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Shelby | 25 min |
| Jul 1, 5:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lamar | 45 min |
| Jul 1, 5:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph | 36 min |
| Jul 1, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Shelby, Talladega | 24 min |
| Jul 1, 5:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Fayette | 43 min |
| Jul 1, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 30 min |
| Jul 1, 5:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pickens | 43 min |
| Jul 1, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Pickens | 43 min |
| Jul 1, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 43 min |
| Jul 1, 6:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 41 min |
| Jul 1, 6:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Elmore | 28 min |
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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.