Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Huntsville, AL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1029 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2003

SPRING LIKE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS
AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG HAVE DISSIPATED OVER NW AND N/CENTRAL PARTS
OF THE STATE...WITH THOSE VALLEYS OF JACKSON AND DE KALB COUNTIES
STILL SHOWING LOW CLOUDS HANGING TOUGH. THOSE CLOUDS SHOULD BURN OFF
BY THE NOON HOUR. A SHIELD OF CIRRUS FROM AN ACTIVE LINE OF T-STORMS
WAS BEGINNING TO OVERSPREAD THE STATE FROM THE WEST. THIS STORM
COMPLEX WAS SHOOTING OUT LOTS OF CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... WITH
OVER 4500 STRIKES EVERY 15 MINUTES NOTED FROM N/MISSISSIPPI TO S/
MISSOURI.

UPDATED ZONES COMING OUT SHORTLY WILL REFLECT THESE LATEST TRENDS.
WITH NEW GUIDANCE OF THE 12Z RUN...AND THE RUC SUGGESTING RAINS...
WILL RAISE POPS ALL AREAS TO A HIGHER CHANCE CATEGORY...BUT REMAIN
BELOW THE LIKELY CAT UNLESS THOSE STORMS HOLD TOGETHER LONGER.

.HUN...NONE.

RSB

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
500 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA.

.DAY ONE...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.  A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS ON SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM SLOWLY APPROACHES THE TENNESSEE VALLEY.  A
FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE
HAIL.  ALSO...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.

CONTINUED UNSETTLED THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH PRECIPITATION
A POSSIBILITY EVERY DAY.

INTERESTS ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY SHOULD STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...WATCHES OR
WARNINGS.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS
NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

MR

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SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1235 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2003

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
POSSIBLE HAIL UP TO 1/2 INCH...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AT AROUND
30 MPH ACROSS NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA THROUGH 2 PM. LOCATIONS AFFECTED
THROUGH 2 PM WILL INCLUDE RED BAY...CHEROKEE...RUSSELLVILLE AND THE
SHOALS AREA. IN ADDITION...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL WITH AMOUNTS UP TO
UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.

KW

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SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
150 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2003

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...

THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY.
THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH AND ARE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...HUNTSVILLE...MOORES
MILL...AND MERIDIANVILLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON.

KW