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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 409, NWS Birmingham, AL

August 11, 2023Tallapoosa County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 11, 2023, 6:37 AM CDT for Tallapoosa County, Alabama. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Aug 11, 2023, 6:37 AM CDT (11:37 UTC)
Expired: Aug 11, 2023, 7:15 AM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Tallapoosa County, AL

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NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 11, 3:41 AM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 11, 3:41 AM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 11, 4:10 AM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
410 AM CDT Fri Aug 11 2023

ALZ011>015-017>050-121215-
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-
410 AM CDT Fri Aug 11 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the counties served by the
National Weather Service office in Birmingham.

.DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight.

There is a level 2 out of 5 risk of severe storms for much of
central Alabama today through 7 PM this evening. Threats include
damaging winds and quarter size hail. Localized flooding will also be
possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Heat indices will approach 105 degrees across southern portions of
Central Alabama through Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management may be needed
tonight and Friday.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 11, 4:51 AM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 11, 5:10 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 11, 5:28 AM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 11, 5:41 AM CDT, 56 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 11, 6:01 AM CDT, 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 11, 6:14 AM CDT, 23 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
Aug 11, 1:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lamar	38 min
Aug 11, 2:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker, Winston	118 min
Aug 11, 2:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Blount, Fayette, Walker	36 min
Aug 11, 2:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Tuscaloosa, Walker	52 min
Aug 11, 2:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Walker	43 min
Aug 11, 3:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker	47 min
Aug 11, 3:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson	38 min
Aug 11, 3:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Blount, Etowah	44 min
Aug 11, 3:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount, Jefferson, St. Clair	52 min
Aug 11, 3:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson	43 min
Aug 11, 3:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Blount, Jefferson, Walker	3 hr
Aug 11, 3:58 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	BMX	Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Chilton, Coosa and 24 more	17 hr
Aug 11, 4:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Shelby	49 min
Aug 11, 4:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	St. Clair	36 min
Aug 11, 4:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Etowah	38 min
Aug 11, 4:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Talladega	39 min
Aug 11, 5:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Shelby	35 min
Aug 11, 5:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cleburne	32 min
Aug 11, 5:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Talladega	34 min
Aug 11, 6:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Randolph	44 min
Aug 11, 6:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Clay, Talladega	46 min
Aug 11, 6:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Chambers	42 min
Aug 11, 7:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Chambers	44 min
Aug 11, 9:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tallapoosa	33 min
Aug 11, 9:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Chambers	41 min
Aug 11, 12:10 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	BMX	Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more	3 days
Aug 11, 12:10 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	BMX	Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne and 8 more	62 hr
Aug 11, 12:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lee	59 min
Aug 11, 12:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lee	56 min
Aug 11, 1:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Coosa	66 min
Aug 11, 1:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Russell	52 min
Aug 11, 1:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lee, Russell	48 min
Aug 11, 1:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chambers, Coosa, Tallapoosa	56 min
Aug 11, 2:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Elmore, Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa	78 min
Aug 11, 2:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Russell	52 min
Aug 11, 2:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Lee	3 hr
Aug 11, 2:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bullock, Lee, Macon, Russell	57 min
Aug 11, 3:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Barbour, Bullock, Russell	32 min
Aug 11, 3:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Elmore	42 min
Aug 11, 3:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Macon	28 min
Aug 11, 4:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bullock, Macon, Montgomery	42 min
Aug 11, 4:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Elmore	26 min
Aug 11, 4:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bullock, Montgomery, Pike	50 min
Aug 11, 4:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Elmore	43 min
Aug 11, 5:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Coosa	12 min
Aug 11, 5:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Montgomery	42 min
Aug 11, 5:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Elmore	3 hr
Aug 11, 5:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Walker	37 min
Aug 11, 5:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Montgomery	48 min
Aug 11, 6:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Clay	46 min
Aug 11, 6:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Autauga, Chilton, Lowndes	37 min
Aug 11, 6:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson	38 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.