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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 146, NWS Huntsville, AL

November 18, 2003Lauderdale County, Lawrence County, Alabama

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 18, 2003, 12:27 PM CST for Lauderdale County, Lawrence County, Alabama. It was in force for 48 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
Nov 18, 2003, 12:27 PM CST (18:27 UTC)
Expired
Nov 18, 2003, 1:15 PM CST
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Huntsville, AL
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, AL

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 Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Nov 18, 11:58 AM CST, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 18, 11:58 AM CST, 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1158 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2003

.UPDATE...
QUICK UPDATE HERE TO REMOVE MENTION OF TORNADO WATCH THAT WILL BE
EXPIRING AT NOON.  LARGE AREA OF MDT/HVY PCPN TO SLOWLY PUSH WEST TO
EAST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.  MAIN SEVERE THREAT
HOLDING JUST TO OUR SOUTH THUS FAR...WITH THE BIGGEST CONCERN ACROSS
OUR AREA BEING LOCALIZED FLOODING AND SOME GUSTY WINDS ACCOMPANYING
THE MORE INTENSE PCPN.  EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO HOLD STEADY IN THE
MID/UPPER 60S FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTN...AND WILL ADJUST
DOWNWARD ACCORDINGLY.  UPDATE OUT SHORTLY...

&&

.HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...FLOOD WATCH FOR N AL THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
TN...FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTHERN MID TN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
&&

MR
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 18, 5:00 AM CST, 7 hours 27 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
500 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

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

A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT DURING THE DAY. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL BE
DAMAGING WINDS OVER 60 MPH AS THE SQUALL LINE PASSES THROUGH.
ISOLATED TORNADOES MAY BE POSSIBLE IN ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP
AHEAD OF THE SQUALL LINE. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE A THREAT THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE
COMMON...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
MIDDLE TENNESSEE MAY ENHANCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS...AND RESULT IN RAPID
RUNOFF INTO AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS.

THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE IN THE EARLY
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHWEST ALABAMA...MOVING INTO THE I-65 CORRIDOR
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THESE STORMS WILL
PUSH INTO NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE THIS EVENING AND EXIT THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT.

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

THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...BRINGING
COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK. ANOTHER
ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY
INTO MONDAY.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL
LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.

PB

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 18, 11:58 AM CST, 29 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Nov 18, 12:19 PM CST, 8 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1219 PM CST TUE NOV 18 2003

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN AND WIND ACROSS LAWRENCE
COUNTY...

AT 12:15 PM...AN AREA OF RAIN...WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS...WAS
MOVING ACROSS LAWRENCE COUNTY. MOVEMENT IS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35
MPH. AREAS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED THROUGH 1 PM INCLUDE MOULTON AND
TOWN CREEK.

THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PERIODS OF
HEAVY RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 3/4 OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN
SOME LOCATIONS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR A FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET...FOR
FURTHER STATEMENTS...WATCHES...OR WARNINGS.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 18, 12:13 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNCullman, Limestone, Morgan47 min
Nov 18, 12:40 PM CSTTornado WarningHUNCullman50 min
Nov 18, 12:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNLimestone, Madison, Morgan65 min
Nov 18, 1:02 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNMarshall58 min
Nov 18, 1:10 PM CSTTornado WarningHUNMadison50 min
Nov 18, 1:25 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNJackson50 min
Nov 18, 1:40 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNDeKalb50 min
Nov 18, 2:16 PM CSTTornado WarningHUNDeKalb29 min
Nov 18, 1:19 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNLincoln41 min
Nov 18, 1:47 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNFranklin43 min
Nov 18, 1:55 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningHUNFranklin, Lincoln, Moore3 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 2003Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2003

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.