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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 376, NWS Birmingham, AL

August 9, 2023Marion County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 9, 2023, 4:30 PM CDT for Marion County, Alabama. It was in force for 60 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
Aug 9, 2023, 4:30 PM CDT (21:30 UTC)
Expired
Aug 9, 2023, 5:30 PM CDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Marion County, AL

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:33 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 9, 1:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 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 Aug 9, 4:30 PM CDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 4:30 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 2:17 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 9, 12:32 PM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 9, 12:41 PM CDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 9, 3:30 PM CDT, 1 hour before
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Special weather statement, Aug 9, 3:40 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 9, 3:57 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 9, 4:16 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 2:43 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryBMXAutauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 27 more6 hr
Aug 9, 2:43 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryBMXAutauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Chilton, Dallas and 13 more33 hr
Aug 9, 3:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXPike30 min
Aug 9, 3:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXMarion35 min
Aug 9, 3:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXPike48 min
Aug 9, 4:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXMarion44 min
Aug 9, 4:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBullock48 min
Aug 9, 4:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXMontgomery41 min
Aug 9, 4:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBullock, Macon30 min
Aug 9, 5:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBlount, Walker43 min
Aug 9, 5:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXWinston60 min
Aug 9, 5:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXMarion43 min
Aug 9, 5:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBlount, Jefferson49 min
Aug 9, 5:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXDeKalb32 min
Aug 9, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXClay, Coosa, Tallapoosa43 min
Aug 9, 5:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBMXSt. Clair70 min
Aug 9, 5:56 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXBlount3 hr
Aug 9, 6:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXMarion44 min
Aug 9, 6:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXSt. Clair42 min
Aug 9, 6:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBlount, Jefferson22 min
Aug 9, 6:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXWalker28 min
Aug 9, 6:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMarion, Winston55 min
Aug 9, 6:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXChambers, Clay, Randolph, Tallapoosa34 min
Aug 9, 6:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBMXSt. Clair, Talladega72 min
Aug 9, 6:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXFayette38 min
Aug 9, 6:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCoosa, Elmore, Tallapoosa31 min
Aug 9, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXFayette, Tuscaloosa, Walker77 min
Aug 9, 6:49 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXSt. Clair3 hr
Aug 9, 6:51 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXMarion, Walker, Winston3 hr
Aug 9, 6:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXWalker48 min
Aug 9, 6:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBlount47 min

Nearby

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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.