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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL

April 21, 2023Jefferson County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at Apr 21, 2023, 8:22 PM CDT for Jefferson 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

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 21, 2023, 8:22 PM CDT (01:22 UTC)
Expired: Apr 21, 2023, 9:00 PM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 50

County Jefferson County, AL

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Apr 21, 6:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 21, 6:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 21, 2:47 AM CDT, 17 hours 35 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
247 AM CDT Fri Apr 21 2023

ALZ011>015-017>050-221100-
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-
247 AM CDT Fri Apr 21 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management is not
expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 21, 6:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
624 PM CDT Fri Apr 21 2023

ALZ012-022-220015-
Pickens AL-Lamar AL-
624 PM CDT Fri Apr 21 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Pickens
and southern Lamar Counties through 715 PM CDT...

At 624 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Steens, or near Columbus, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea 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...
Millport, Kennedy, Forest and Shaw.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3344 8828 3356 8827 3357 8795 3342 8795
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 270DEG 29KT 3350 8829

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

89^GSatterwhite

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 21, 7:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Fayette	26 min
Apr 21, 8:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tuscaloosa	52 min
Apr 21, 9:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Hale	47 min
Apr 21, 9:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Hale, Perry	41 min
Apr 21, 9:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson	47 min
Apr 21, 10:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bibb	45 min
Apr 21, 10:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Talladega	29 min
Apr 21, 10:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cherokee	24 min
Apr 22, 12:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cherokee	29 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Alabama, 2023 Every special weather statement 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.