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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 276, NWS Birmingham, AL

July 3, 2023Cherokee County, Etowah County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 2023, 3:50 PM CDT for Cherokee County, Etowah County, Alabama. It was in force for 55 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 3, 2023, 3:50 PM CDT (20:50 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2023, 4:45 PM CDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cherokee County, AL, Etowah County, AL

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 7:09 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXElmore3 hr
Jul 2, 7:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXTuscaloosa27 min
Jul 2, 7:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXElmore45 min
Jul 2, 8:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBibb42 min
Jul 2, 8:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBibb, Shelby30 min
Jul 3, 2:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXWinston34 min
Jul 3, 3:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXMarion35 min
Jul 3, 3:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXEtowah49 min
Jul 3, 4:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCalhoun, St. Clair59 min
Jul 3, 4:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCleburne26 min
Jul 3, 5:15 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXJefferson3 hr
Jul 3, 5:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXShelby40 min
Jul 3, 6:38 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXPickens3 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 2023Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2023

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.