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Heat Advisory 13, NWS Birmingham, AL

August 2, 20249 counties in Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this heat advisory at Aug 2, 2024, 1:15 AM CDT for 9 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 2, 2024, 1:15 AM CDT (06:15 UTC)
Expired: Aug 2, 2024, 9:00 PM CDT
In force: 20 hr
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL

Counties Bullock County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Lee County, AL, Macon County, AL, Russell County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL

The radar

The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this heat advisory 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 heat advisory went out at Aug 2, 12:42 AM CDT, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 12:42 AM CDT, 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 3:11 AM CDT, 22 hours 4 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 2, 12:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cherokee, Etowah	61 min
Aug 2, 1:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Blount	52 min
Aug 2, 1:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cherokee	30 min
Aug 2, 1:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	St. Clair	29 min
Aug 2, 1:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair	42 min
Aug 2, 2:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	St. Clair	29 min
Aug 2, 2:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, St. Clair, Talladega	39 min
Aug 2, 2:35 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	BMX	Barbour, Bullock, Dallas, Lowndes, Marengo, Montgomery and 1 more	30 hr
Aug 2, 2:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cleburne	34 min
Aug 2, 2:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Clay, Talladega	48 min
Aug 2, 2:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lamar	31 min
Aug 2, 3:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	St. Clair	27 min
Aug 2, 3:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Fayette	38 min
Aug 2, 3:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Marion	31 min
Aug 2, 3:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marion	26 min
Aug 2, 3:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Walker	36 min
Aug 2, 3:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Fayette	35 min
Aug 2, 3:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson	32 min
Aug 2, 4:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marion	45 min
Aug 2, 4:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Fayette, Lamar	40 min
Aug 2, 4:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar, Pickens	49 min
Aug 2, 4:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson	47 min
Aug 2, 4:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Walker	50 min
Aug 2, 4:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	St. Clair	26 min
Aug 2, 4:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Pickens	50 min
Aug 2, 5:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson	27 min
Aug 2, 5:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pickens	23 min
Aug 2, 5:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson, Shelby	40 min
Aug 2, 5:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tuscaloosa	23 min
Aug 2, 5:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson, Tuscaloosa	43 min
Aug 2, 5:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Shelby	33 min
Aug 2, 6:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bibb, Tuscaloosa	45 min
Aug 2, 6:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Talladega	46 min
Aug 2, 6:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bibb	36 min
Aug 2, 6:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pickens	29 min
Aug 2, 6:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tuscaloosa	49 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.