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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 118, NWS Birmingham, AL

August 17, 2024Shelby County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 17, 2024, 4:10 PM CDT for Shelby County, Alabama. It was in force for 33 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 17, 2024, 4:10 PM CDT (21:10 UTC)
Expired
Aug 17, 2024, 4:43 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Shelby County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 16, 4:52 PM CDT, 23 hours 18 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
452 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024

ALZ011>015-017>050-180100-
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-
452 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024

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 Marginal Risk (1 out of 5) of severe storms this
afternoon and evening, mainly near and north of Interstate 20.
Threats include damaging winds up to 60 mph.

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

There is a Marginal Risk (1 out of 5) of severe storms on Saturday
afternoon and evening, with the threat area near and north of I-20.
Threats include damaging winds up to 60 mph.

On Sunday there is a Slight Risk (2 out of 5) of severe storms on
Sunday afternoon and evening. The main threat area will be near the
I-85 and US 80 corridor. All other locations will be under a
Marginal Risk (1 out of 5). Threats include damaging winds up to 60
mph.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management may become
necessary Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 16, 7:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCherokee33 min
Aug 17, 1:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXLowndes53 min
Aug 17, 1:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXGreene36 min
Aug 17, 2:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBullock, Macon39 min
Aug 17, 2:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXTuscaloosa40 min
Aug 17, 2:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXTuscaloosa25 min
Aug 17, 2:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBarbour, Pike53 min
Aug 17, 2:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXMacon34 min
Aug 17, 2:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXLee33 min
Aug 17, 3:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBibb30 min
Aug 17, 3:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXJefferson28 min
Aug 17, 3:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXChilton, Shelby29 min
Aug 17, 3:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBlount, Etowah40 min
Aug 17, 3:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCherokee, Etowah47 min
Aug 17, 4:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXChilton45 min
Aug 17, 4:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXPerry33 min
Aug 17, 4:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXChilton, Coosa41 min
Aug 17, 4:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXSt. Clair39 min
Aug 17, 4:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCoosa, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega46 min
Aug 17, 4:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCalhoun, Cherokee, Etowah57 min
Aug 17, 4:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXChilton, Coosa, Elmore50 min
Aug 17, 4:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXAutauga43 min
Aug 17, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXClay, Coosa, Talladega45 min
Aug 17, 5:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXAutauga, Elmore38 min
Aug 17, 5:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCalhoun, Cleburne51 min
Aug 17, 5:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXClay50 min
Aug 17, 5:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXElmore, Tallapoosa48 min
Aug 17, 5:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXClay45 min
Aug 17, 5:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCleburne, Randolph47 min
Aug 17, 6:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCleburne, Randolph49 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.