Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
VALA1
Latitude
33.50556 N
Longitude
86.83639 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 167 reports in 168 hours over the last seven days
Rank
359of 669 in Alabama, Oct 4

On the radar over Birmingham - Valley CreekReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 33 instruments in Alabama stand at one.

Station charts

Birmingham - Valley Creek Report

Rank 359 of 669 in Alabama, Oct 4. The 247 rank orders a state's stations by their 247 score out of 100: how reliably they report, how accurate their readings are against a reference station, how their readings pass their checks, and how they stand against the forecast.

247 score96.4of 100

  1. Reports receivedweight 3599.4167 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1077.8half its reports arrived within 21 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20--
  5. Instrument checksweight 15--
  6. Forecast checkweight 10--

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.

Rank
359of 669 in Alabama, Oct 4
Schedule
every houron the hour's :25
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
167 of 16899.4% of its schedule, 171 reports in all
Days reported, 30 days
29 of 30
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Sep 30, 9:25 PM
Latest report
Oct 4, 5:25 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
21 min9 in 10 within 22 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Chart of the 669 ranked stations in Alabama on Oct 4 by the share of their scheduled reports received in Storm Station's own record, up to 7 days, in tenths: 0 to 9 per cent, 0; 10 to 19 per cent, 1; 20 to 29 per cent, 0; 30 to 39 per cent, 10; 40 to 49 per cent, 8; 50 to 59 per cent, 7; 60 to 69 per cent, 45; 70 to 79 per cent, 15; 80 to 89 per cent, 26; 90 to 99 per cent, 246; 100 per cent, 311. Birmingham - Valley Creek received 99.4 per cent, 167 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 359 of 669.WHERE IT RANKS IN ALABAMA, Oct 4THIS ONE: 99.4%, 167 OF 168, RANK 359 OF 669PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 910 to 19120 to 2930 to 391040 to 49850 to 59760 to 694570 to 791580 to 892690 to 99246100311STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of Birmingham - Valley Creek's rank in Alabama by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-04: 2026-09-26 rank 49 of 323; 2026-09-27 rank 52 of 323; 2026-09-28 rank 55 of 431; 2026-09-29 rank 53 of 461; 2026-09-30 rank 52 of 468; 2026-10-01 rank 19 of 474; 2026-10-02 rank 139 of 652; 2026-10-03 rank 138 of 652; 2026-10-04 rank 359 of 669.ITS RANK IN ALABAMA, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1100200300400Sep 26Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 4
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%311
90 to 99%246
80 to 89%26
70 to 79%15
60 to 69%45
50 to 59%7
40 to 49%8
30 to 39%10
20 to 29%0
10 to 19%1
0 to 9%0
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 4, 202635966999.4%
Oct 3, 202613865299.3%
Oct 2, 202613965299.3%
Oct 1, 202619474100.0%
Sep 30, 202652468100.0%
Sep 29, 202653461100.0%
Sep 28, 202655431100.0%
Sep 27, 202652323100.0%
Sep 26, 202649323100.0%
Reports received at Birmingham - Valley Creek, reports from 6.0 to 12.0, the latest 6.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports0510156 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 43 AM
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Sat 3, 11 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 10 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 9 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 8 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 7 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 6 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 5 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 4 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 3 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 2 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 1 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 12 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 11 AM0.0012
Sat 3, 10 AM0.0012
Sat 3, 9 AM0.0012
Sat 3, 8 AM0.0012
Sat 3, 7 AM0.0012
Sat 3, 6 AM0.0012
Precipitation at Birmingham - Valley Creek, precipitation from 0.00 to 0.02, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.030.050.070.10Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4
Reports received at Birmingham - Valley Creek, reports from 6.0 to 12.0, the latest 6.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports051015Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
HourPrecipitation inReports
Sat 3, 11 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 10 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 9 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 8 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 7 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 6 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 5 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 4 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 3 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 2 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 1 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 12 PM0.0012
Sat 3, 11 AM0.0012
Sat 3, 10 AM0.0012
Sat 3, 9 AM0.0012
Sat 3, 8 AM0.0012
Sat 3, 7 AM0.0012
Sat 3, 6 AM0.0012
Sat 3, 5 AM0.0012
Sat 3, 4 AM0.0012
Sat 3, 3 AM0.0012
Sat 3, 2 AM0.0012
Sat 3, 1 AM0.0012
Sat 3, 12 AM0.0012
Fri 2, 11 PM0.0012
Fri 2, 10 PM0.0012
Fri 2, 9 PM0.0012
Fri 2, 8 PM0.0012
Fri 2, 7 PM0.0012
Fri 2, 6 PM0.0012
Fri 2, 5 PM0.0012
Fri 2, 4 PM0.0012
Fri 2, 3 PM0.0012
Fri 2, 2 PM0.0012
Fri 2, 1 PM0.0012
Fri 2, 12 PM0.0012
Fri 2, 11 AM0.0012
Fri 2, 10 AM0.0012
Fri 2, 9 AM0.0012
Fri 2, 8 AM0.0012
Fri 2, 7 AM0.0012
Fri 2, 6 AM0.0012
Fri 2, 5 AM0.0012
Fri 2, 4 AM0.0012
Fri 2, 3 AM0.0012
Fri 2, 2 AM0.0012
Fri 2, 1 AM0.0012
Fri 2, 12 AM0.0012
Thu 1, 11 PM0.0012
Thu 1, 10 PM0.0012
Thu 1, 9 PM0.0012
Thu 1, 8 PM0.0012
Thu 1, 7 PM0.0012
Thu 1, 6 PM0.0012
Thu 1, 5 PM0.0012
Thu 1, 4 PM0.0012
Thu 1, 3 PM0.0012
Thu 1, 2 PM0.0012
Thu 1, 1 PM0.0012
Thu 1, 12 PM0.0012
Thu 1, 11 AM0.0012
Thu 1, 10 AM0.0012
Thu 1, 9 AM0.0012
Thu 1, 8 AM0.0012
Thu 1, 7 AM0.0012
Thu 1, 6 AM0.0012
Thu 1, 5 AM0.0012
Thu 1, 4 AM0.0012
Thu 1, 3 AM0.0012
Thu 1, 2 AM0.0012
Thu 1, 1 AM0.0012
Thu 1, 12 AM0.0012
Wed 30, 11 PM0.0012
Wed 30, 9 PM0.006
Wed 30, 8 PM0.0012
Wed 30, 7 PM0.0012
Wed 30, 6 PM0.0012
Wed 30, 5 PM0.0012
Wed 30, 4 PM0.0012
Wed 30, 3 PM0.0012
Wed 30, 2 PM0.0012
Wed 30, 1 PM0.0012
Wed 30, 12 PM0.0012
Wed 30, 11 AM0.0012
Wed 30, 10 AM0.0012
Wed 30, 9 AM0.0012
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Wed 30, 7 AM0.0012
Wed 30, 6 AM0.0012
Wed 30, 5 AM0.0012
Wed 30, 4 AM0.0012
Wed 30, 3 AM0.0012
Wed 30, 2 AM0.0012
Wed 30, 1 AM0.0012
Wed 30, 12 AM0.0012
Tue 29, 11 PM0.0012
Tue 29, 10 PM0.0012
Tue 29, 9 PM0.0012
Tue 29, 8 PM0.0012
Tue 29, 7 PM0.0012
Tue 29, 6 PM0.0012
Tue 29, 5 PM0.0012
Tue 29, 4 PM0.0012
Tue 29, 3 PM0.0012
Tue 29, 2 PM0.0012
Tue 29, 1 PM0.0012
Tue 29, 12 PM0.0012
Tue 29, 11 AM0.0012
Tue 29, 10 AM0.0012
Tue 29, 9 AM0.0012
Tue 29, 8 AM0.0012
Tue 29, 7 AM0.0012
Tue 29, 6 AM0.0012
Tue 29, 5 AM0.0012
Tue 29, 4 AM0.0012
Tue 29, 3 AM0.0012
Tue 29, 2 AM0.0012
Tue 29, 1 AM0.0012
Tue 29, 12 AM0.0012
Mon 28, 11 PM0.0012
Mon 28, 10 PM0.0012
Mon 28, 9 PM0.0012
Mon 28, 8 PM0.0012
Mon 28, 7 PM0.0012
Mon 28, 6 PM0.0012
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Mon 28, 3 PM0.0012
Mon 28, 2 PM0.0012
Mon 28, 1 PM0.0012
Mon 28, 12 PM0.0012
Mon 28, 11 AM0.0012
Mon 28, 10 AM0.0012
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Mon 28, 7 AM0.0012
Mon 28, 6 AM0.0012
Mon 28, 5 AM0.0012
Mon 28, 4 AM0.0012
Mon 28, 3 AM0.0012
Mon 28, 2 AM0.0012
Mon 28, 1 AM0.0012
Mon 28, 12 AM0.0012
Sun 27, 11 PM0.0212
Sun 27, 10 PM0.0012
Sun 27, 9 PM0.0012
Sun 27, 8 PM0.0012
Sun 27, 7 PM0.0012
Sun 27, 6 PM0.0012
Sun 27, 5 PM0.0012
Sun 27, 4 PM0.0012
Sun 27, 3 PM0.0012
Sun 27, 2 PM0.0012
Sun 27, 1 PM0.0012
Sun 27, 12 PM0.0012
Sun 27, 11 AM0.0012
Sun 27, 10 AM0.0012
Sun 27, 9 AM0.0012
Sun 27, 8 AM0.0012
Sun 27, 7 AM0.0012
Sun 27, 6 AM0.0012
Precipitation at Birmingham - Valley Creek, precipitation from 0.00 to 1.22, the latest 0.00, in inches.PRECIPITATIONin0.000.501.001.50Sep 5Sep 10Sep 15Sep 20Sep 25Sep 30
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayPrecipitation in
Oct 30.00
Oct 20.00
Oct 10.00
Sep 300.00
Sep 290.00
Sep 280.00
Sep 270.02
Sep 260.00
Sep 250.00
Sep 240.01
Sep 230.00
Sep 220.00
Sep 211.22
Sep 200.10
Sep 190.00
Sep 180.00
Sep 170.00
Sep 160.00
Sep 150.00
Sep 140.00
Sep 130.00
Sep 120.37
Sep 110.07
Sep 100.00
Sep 90.00
Sep 80.00
Sep 70.00
Sep 60.06
Sep 50.00

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

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