Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS Huntsville, AL

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WGUS74 KHUN 062324
FFSHUN
ALC033-049-071-077-083-089-095-070130-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
620 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2003

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR COLBERT...LAUDERDALE...LIMESTONE... 
MADISON...JACKSON...DEKALB...AND MARSHALL COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED 
TO EXPIRE...

THE THREAT FOR RAINFALL HAS TEMPORARILY ENDED ACROSS THE AREA AND 
THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  
HOWEVER...THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL ROADS THAT ARE IMPASSABLE EITHER 
DUE TO WASHED OUT BRIDGES OR HIGH WATER. PERSONS ARE URGED TO USE 
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELLING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.   

A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MORE RAINFALL MAY 
MOVE BACK INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY.

MOST FLOODING DEATHS ARE VEHICLE RELATED. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE OR
WALK ACROSS AREAS THAT ARE COVERED BY FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER DEPTH
MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. ABANDON VEHICLES
THAT STALL OR BEGIN TO FLOAT. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE THE
FLOOD.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER...OR TO YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE
LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

LAT...LON 3503 8761 3499 8556 3452 8552 3403 8612
          3393 8646 3411 8648 3454 8653 3468 8675
          3484 8739 3476 8749 3456 8751 3459 8811
          3500 8812

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1105 AM CDT TUE MAY 6 2003

A BUSY DAY IN THE OFFICE. WILL UPDATE ZONES SHORTLY TO REFLECT
LATEST CONDITIONS...AND REMOVE MORNING WORDING. VISIBLE SATELLITE
LOOP AND RADAR TRENDS CONFIRM MESOSCALE DISCO 263 MENTIONING MORE
T-STORMS WILL DEVELOP AND AFFECT MUCH OF NORTHERN ALABAMA.

MORE FLASH FLOODING IS THE BIG WORRY BESIDES SEVERE STORMS. FOR THE
RECORD...A BIT MORE THAN 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN AT OUR LOCATION
OVER WESTERN SECTORS OF HUNTSVILLE...WITH STORM TOTAL PER HYTOP
RADAR RANGING FROM AROUND 1.5 TO OVER 5 INCHES. HOT OFF OF THE PRESS
SATELLITE ESTIMATES SINCE 1215Z SHOWS LIMESTONE AND JACKSON IN THE
1.8 TO 2.3 INCH RANGE...WHICH IS A GOOD AREA GUESS.

.HUN...TORNADO WATCH FOR ALL OF NORTH ALABAMA UNTIL 1 PM TODAY.
       FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF NORTHERN ALABAMA THROUGH TONIGHT.

BOYD

ALZ001>010-016-070230-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
100 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA.

.DAY ONE...(THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT)...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS
INSTABILITY INCREASES ACROSS THE REGION. ANY SUN WHICH BREAKS
THROUGH THE CLOUDS WILL ADD TO THE INSTABILITY AND INCREASE THE
THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS NEXT ROUND. ANY STORMS
THAT PASS THROUGH THE REGION WILL AGGRAVATE THE WIDESPREAD FLOODING
THAT HAS OCCURRED SINCE MIDNIGHT.

RIVER FLOODING IS ALSO OCCURRING ALONG THE TENNESSEE...PAINT ROCK
AND FLINT RIVER. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO
RAPIDLY RISING WATER AND PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO REVISED RIVER
FORECASTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY)...

WARM AND VERY UNSTABLE AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  FLASH FLOODING COULD CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS THUNDERSTORM COMPLEXES REPEATEDLY MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY
BE NEEDED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  ACTIVATION OF STORM
SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE REQUIRED ON
WEDNESDAY.

BRIDENSTINE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
800 AM CDT TUE MAY 06 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0657 AM    MUSCLE SHOALS AIRPORT     AL   WIND DAMAGE
05/06/03   COLBERT                        SEVERAL TREES AND POWER
                                          LINES BLOWN DOWN.
                                          REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
                                          MANAGEMENT.

0657 AM    MUSCLE SHOALS AIRPORT     AL   WIND DAMAGE
05/06/03   COLBERT                        SHINGLES BLOWN OFF OF
                                          SEVERAL HOMES. REPORTED
                                          BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

0720 AM    PETERSVILLE               AL   WIND DAMAGE
05/06/03   LAUDERDALE                     SEVERAL TREES AND POWER
                                          LINES BLOWN DOWN.
                                          REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
                                          MANAGEMENT.

0723 AM    7NW ATHENS                AL   WIND DAMAGE
05/06/03   LIMESTONE                      POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN.
                                          REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
                                          MANAGEMENT.

0742 AM    3NW ATHENS                AL   0.88 IN HAIL
05/06/03   LIMESTONE                      NICKEL HAIL. REPORTED BY
                                          EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

0743 AM    ATHENS                    AL   0.88 IN HAIL
05/06/03   LIMESTONE                      NICKEL HAIL AT EOC.
                                          REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
                                          MANAGEMENT.

0745 AM    5NW ATHENS                AL   WIND DAMAGE
05/06/03   LIMESTONE                      SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND
                                          ROOF BLOWN OFF OF BARN AT
                                          SHANGHI COMMUNITY.
                                          REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

0755 AM    2N ATHENS                 AL   WIND DAMAGE
05/06/03   LIMESTONE                      SEVERAL TREES TWISTED AND
                                          DOWN. REPORTED BY
                                          EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.