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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 283, NWS Birmingham, AL

July 18, 20236 counties in Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 2023, 9:55 PM CDT for 6 counties in 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 18, 2023, 9:55 PM CDT (02:55 UTC)
Expired: Jul 18, 2023, 10:45 PM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Bibb County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Shelby County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 18, 8:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 8:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 18, 7:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
758 PM CDT Tue Jul 18 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0645 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Steele                  33.94N 86.20W
07/18/2023                   St. Clair          AL   Emergency Mngr

            Several reports of trees down. One over a
            power line and several over roads in Steele,
            AL. A person also hit a tree, no injuries.
            Winds estimated between 40-50 mph.

&&

Serre

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 8:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
802 PM CDT Tue Jul 18 2023

ALZ014-015-190145-
Walker AL-Winston AL-
802 PM CDT Tue Jul 18 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Walker
and southwestern Winston Counties through 845 PM CDT...

At 802 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Nauvoo, or near Carbon Hill, moving southeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Carbon Hill, Lynn, Kansas, Nauvoo, Poplar Springs, Camp McDowell,
Ashbank, Smith Lake, Cedrum Area, Holly Grove, Lupton and Seymour
Branch.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
central and northwestern Alabama.

&&

LAT...LON 3401 8730 3383 8742 3386 8753 3387 8753
      3387 8755 3388 8760 3407 8758
TIME...MOT...LOC 0102Z 300DEG 8KT 3396 8750

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

86/Martin

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 8:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 18, 8:57 PM CDT, 58 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 18, 8:59 PM CDT, 56 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 18, 9:25 PM CDT, 30 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
Jul 18, 7:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Walker	34 min
Jul 18, 7:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar, Marion	47 min
Jul 18, 8:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Walker	43 min
Jul 18, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Winston	29 min
Jul 18, 8:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Fayette, Lamar	25 min
Jul 18, 8:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Fayette	31 min
Jul 18, 9:10 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Walker	2 hr
Jul 18, 9:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pickens, Tuscaloosa	35 min
Jul 18, 9:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bibb, Greene, Jefferson, Pickens, Tuscaloosa	42 min
Jul 18, 10:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene	41 min
Jul 18, 10:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Chilton, Hale, Perry	41 min
Jul 18, 11:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Autauga, Coosa, Elmore	44 min
Jul 18, 11:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tallapoosa	48 min
Jul 19, 12:25 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	BMX	Blount, Fayette, Lamar, Marion, St. Clair, Talladega and 2 more	57 hr
Jul 19, 1:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tuscaloosa	39 min
Jul 19, 2:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Shelby	23 min
Jul 19, 2:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Talladega	38 min
Jul 19, 2:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Chambers	37 min
Jul 19, 2:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tuscaloosa	35 min
Jul 19, 2:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Shelby	34 min
Jul 19, 2:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tallapoosa	31 min
Jul 19, 3:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lee	28 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.