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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL

July 3, 2026Randolph County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at Jul 3, 2026, 4:13 PM CDT for Randolph County, Alabama. It was in force for 32 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: Jul 3, 2026, 4:13 PM CDT (21:13 UTC)
Expired: Jul 3, 2026, 4:45 PM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 50

County Randolph County, AL

The radar

The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 103 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 2053 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1060 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 39 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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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 Jul 3, 1:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

Issued at 131 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026
Heat: High temperatures in the mid-to-upper 90s combined with high humidity will produce heat indices exceeding 105 degrees through Saturday. A heat advisory remains in effect through 9 PM Saturday.
Thunderstorms: Northern portions of the region are under a Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5) for severe thunderstorms today. Damaging winds will be the main threat.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 1:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
138 PM CDT Fri Jul 3 2026

...New DISCUSSION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Issued at 131 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026

- Heat: High temperatures in the mid-to-upper 90s combined with
  high humidity will produce heat indices exceeding 105 degrees
  through Saturday. A heat advisory remains in effect through 9 PM
  Saturday.

- Thunderstorms: Northern portions of the region are under a
  Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5) for severe thunderstorms today.
  Damaging winds will be the main threat.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
(This afternoon through Thursday)
Issued at 131 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026

The main upper-level ridge center point continues to break down,
allowing for us to enter into the weekend under a much more
disorganized pattern. With that being said, things won't change
all that much for us at the surface level. Hot and humid
conditions are expected through the weekend, keeping afternoon
instability values very high. This will allow for scattered,
diurnally driven thunderstorm activity to remain in the forecast,
with most of this activity starting to decrease once the sun
sets. Given the "copy and paste" nature of this parameter space,
the threat for a strong to severe storm in the afternoon remains,
albeit with lower probabilities. Damaging winds remain the main
threat, in the event one does end up becoming severe.

The upper-level pattern will become slightly more organized by
late Sunday afternoon, as a weak trough begins to move through
the Midwest and Great Lakes region. The tail end of this trough
should work into the Tennessee river valley during this time,
increasing rain chances across the region into Monday. A very
welcomed side effect to this increase in precipitation will be
the increased cloud cover that comes along with it. Because of
this, afternoon high temperatures should start to slowly drop
into the low-90's by Tuesday, with a few locations dropping into
the upper-80's. This is where high temperatures look to settle,
with low-90's expected for much of the upcoming workweek.
Scattered afternoon thunderstorms remain in the forecast as well,
favoring the aforementioned diurnally driven activity we're
expecting for most of the weekend.

/44/

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1226 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected again today
under a very unstable airmass. Given the nature and location of
this activity, confidence is only high enough to carry
PROB30 groups at TCL, BHM, and EET through 04/02z. Reduced VIS is
also expected past 04/08z given the recent rainfall, with most
terminals falling into MVFR category through 04/14z.

/44/

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...

Hot and humid conditions are expected into next week, with daily
chances for scattered showers and thunderstorms. Fire weather
concerns remain low, as winds remain generally light outside of
thunderstorms, and humidity levels stay well above critical
thresholds.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Gadsden     74  95  74  94 /  20  20  20  50
Anniston    74  94  74  93 /  20  20  20  50
Birmingham  76  95  75  94 /  20  20  20  50
Tuscaloosa  76  95  75  93 /  20  20  20  50
Calera      75  97  75  96 /  10  20  20  50
Auburn      75  94  75  92 /  10  20  20  40
Montgomery  76  95  76  94 /  10  20  10  40
Troy        74  95  74  93 /   0  20  10  50

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Heat Advisory until 9 PM CDT Saturday for the following
counties: Autauga-Bibb-Blount-Calhoun-Cherokee-Chilton-Coosa-
Dallas-Elmore-Etowah-Fayette-Greene-Hale-Jefferson-Lamar-Lowndes-
Marengo-Marion-Montgomery-Perry-Pickens-Shelby-St. Clair-Sumter-
Talladega-Tallapoosa-Tuscaloosa-Walker-Winston.

Heat Advisory from 7 AM to 9 PM CDT Saturday for the following
counties: Barbour-Bullock-Chambers-Clay-Cleburne-Lee-Macon-Pike-
Randolph-Russell.

&&

DISCUSSION.../44/
AVIATION.../44/

In the hours 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
Jul 2, 8:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Shelby	51 min
Jul 2, 8:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Calhoun, Cherokee, Etowah	34 min
Jul 2, 8:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	St. Clair	24 min
Jul 2, 9:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Etowah	41 min
Jul 2, 9:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Calhoun	28 min
Jul 2, 9:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	St. Clair	41 min
Jul 2, 9:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Etowah	38 min
Jul 2, 9:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Etowah	28 min
Jul 2, 9:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marshall	40 min
Jul 2, 9:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount	35 min
Jul 3, 10:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lamar	50 min
Jul 3, 10:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene	46 min
Jul 3, 11:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar, Pickens	38 min
Jul 3, 12:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lamar	39 min
Jul 3, 12:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson	51 min
Jul 3, 12:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lamar	49 min
Jul 3, 1:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Marion	41 min
Jul 3, 3:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cherokee	33 min
Jul 3, 3:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Calhoun	28 min
Jul 3, 3:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Cherokee	50 min
Jul 3, 4:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Etowah	29 min
Jul 3, 4:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cherokee	23 min
Jul 3, 4:34 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Cherokee	3 hr
Jul 3, 4:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Blount	59 min
Jul 3, 4:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cherokee, Etowah	28 min
Jul 3, 4:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Clay	49 min
Jul 3, 5:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Blount	37 min
Jul 3, 6:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Winston	36 min
Jul 3, 6:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson	34 min
Jul 3, 6:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson, Shelby	26 min
Jul 3, 6:52 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Jefferson	3 hr
Jul 3, 6:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Walker	47 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.