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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 94, NWS Birmingham, AL

June 26, 2024Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2024, 2:54 PM CDT for Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. It was in force for 18 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: Jun 26, 2024, 2:54 PM CDT (19:54 UTC)
Expired: Jun 26, 2024, 3:12 PM CDT
In force: 18 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Tuscaloosa County, AL

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 26, 2:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 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 Jun 26, 2:25 PM CDT, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 2:25 PM CDT, 29 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 3:47 AM CDT, 11 hours 7 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
347 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024

ALZ011>015-017>050-271200-
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-
347 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight.

Severe storms will be possible this afternoon and evening, mainly
along and west of Interstate 65. Threats include damaging winds up to
60 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management may be needed
this afternoon and evening.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 2:08 PM CDT, 46 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
208 PM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024

ALZ033-039-040-261945-
Marengo AL-Dallas AL-Perry AL-
208 PM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL MARENGO...SOUTHERN
PERRY AND WESTERN DALLAS COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM CDT...

At 207 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from Vaiden to near Consul.
Movement was east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Thomaston, Orrville, Bogue Chitto, Vaiden, Consul, Central Mills,
Marion Junction, Dannelly Reservoir, Perry County Correctional
Center, Radford, Carleys, Safford, Hazen, Suttle, Crumptonia, and
Vaiden Field Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3216 8730 3220 8732 3220 8736 3224 8739
      3224 8741 3227 8745 3226 8752 3217 8752
      3218 8768 3254 8739 3271 8702 3268 8702
      3216 8727
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 248DEG 7KT 3251 8736 3226 8758

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Jun 26, 2:12 PM CDT, 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 26, 2:13 PM CDT, 41 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 26, 2:28 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 26, 2:39 PM CDT, 15 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
Jun 26, 2:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Perry	37 min
Jun 26, 2:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene, Sumter	48 min
Jun 26, 2:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tuscaloosa	47 min
Jun 26, 2:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Tuscaloosa	41 min
Jun 26, 2:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene, Sumter	40 min
Jun 26, 2:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Sumter	43 min
Jun 26, 2:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marion	51 min
Jun 26, 3:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson	40 min
Jun 26, 3:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Sumter	47 min
Jun 26, 3:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson	35 min
Jun 26, 4:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pickens	44 min
Jun 26, 4:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marengo	23 min
Jun 26, 4:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Blount	35 min
Jun 26, 4:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount	39 min
Jun 26, 4:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Dallas	46 min
Jun 26, 4:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	St. Clair	38 min
Jun 26, 5:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Montgomery	42 min
Jun 26, 5:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marengo	41 min
Jun 26, 5:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Elmore	36 min
Jun 26, 5:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Calhoun	34 min
Jun 26, 5:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Elmore, Montgomery, Pike, Tallapoosa	63 min
Jun 26, 6:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Clay	25 min
Jun 26, 6:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Clay, Elmore, Montgomery, Tallapoosa	64 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.