Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Huntsville, AL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
845 PM CST FRI MAR 5 2004

.DISCUSSION...
VERY MOIST AIRMASS WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE MID/UPPER 60S STILL OVER
ALL OF ALABAMA. COLD FRONT OVER MO BOOTHEEL. STLT CONTINUES TO
SHOWS COOLING CLOUD TOPS OVER OUR CWA AS STRONG 5H JET OVERHEAD. 8H
WINDS ARE ARND 50/60 KTS FROM S/SW. RADAR SHOWS LINE OF STRONG TO
SEVERE TSRA FROM ERN PARTS OF THE OHIO VALLEY THRU AL AND INTO
ERN LA.

WITH UPPER LEVEL WINDS PARALLEL TO FRONT...LINE OF STORMS WILL
SLOWLY MOVE EAST OVER NIGHT. THUS THREAT OF FLOODING WILL CONTINUE
AND WE ARE RECEIVING MANY REPORTS OF FLOODING BUT NOT MUCH IN THE WAY
OF SEVERE WX (WIND DAMAGE/HAIL/TORNADOES).

CURRENT ZONES LOOK ON TRACK...WILL KEEP FLOOD WATCH GOING AND WILL
NOT REMOVE ANY COUNTIES OUT OF THE TORNADO WATCH ATTM.

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.HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL ZONES TIL 4 AM/TORNADO WATCH ALL ZONES
TIL 11 PM.
TN...FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL ZONES TIL 4 AM/TORNADO WATCH ALL ZONES
TIL 11 PM.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
623 PM CST FRI MAR 5 2004

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-060500-
COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE-
LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN-
623 PM CST FRI MAR 5 2004

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

.DAY ONE...(THROUGH TONIGHT)...

...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 11 PM FOR ALL OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...
...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT ACROSS THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY...

A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH MANY
LOCATIONS POTENTIALLY RECEIVING 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL THROUGH
TONIGHT WITH SOME ISOLATED AMOUNTS UPWARDS OF 3 INCHES. WITH THE
GROUND NEARLY SATURATED FROM HEAVY RAINS OF EARLIER THIS WEEK...RAPID
RUNOFF FROM THE ADDITIONAL RAIN MAY RESULT IN THE THREAT FOR FLASH
FLOODING.  IN ADDITION...AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY APPROACH OR
EXCEED FLOOD STAGE AS THE HEAVY RAIN FALLS.

SEVERE WEATHER WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ACROSS ALL OF THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.

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

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL QUICKLY TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST
BY SATURDAY MORNING AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH.

A RETURN TO DRY AND COOLER WEATHER THROUGH THE REST OF THE PERIOD.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
ARE REQUIRED FOR FLOODING AND SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
749 PM CST FRI MAR 5 2004

ALZ001>003-060300-
COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAUDERDALE-
749 PM CST FRI MAR 5 2004

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN
NORTHWEST ALABAMA...

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS LAUDERDALE...
COLBERT AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA.  SEVERAL
REPORTS OF WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL WERE RECEIVED
BY THE WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE. INDIVIDUAL STORMS ARE
MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH WHILE THE LINE OF STORMS SLOWLY
DRIFTS TO THE EAST.

EXPECT WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH FLOODING...AND A
FEW ISOLATED TORNADOES WITH THESE STORMS. THE SEVERE WEATHER WILL
BEGIN TO DISSIPATE BETWEEN 11 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

THERE IS ALSO A TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY UNTIL 11 PM.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
810 PM CST FRI MAR 5 2004

ALZ005-060315-
LIMESTONE-
810 PM CST FRI MAR 5 2004

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN
LIMESTONE COUNTY...

AT 810 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING INTO EASTERN LIMESTONE
COUNTY. INDIVIDUAL STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH WHILE
THE LINE OF STORMS SLOWLY DRIFTS TO THE EAST.

EXPECT WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH FLOODING.
THERE IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY OF A FEW ISOLATED TORNADOES WITH
THESE STORMS.

A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY
UNTIL 11 PM.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1024 PM CST FRI MAR 05 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0738 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 NW LITTLEVILLE        34.63N 87.71W
03/05/2004                   COLBERT            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FLOODING ON SEVERAL ROADS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY

0745 PM     FLASH FLOOD      10 W RUSSELLVILLE       34.51N 87.90W
03/05/2004                   FRANKLIN           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER OVER ROADWAY AT LOST CREEK RIVER NEAR CEDAR CREEK
            RESERVOIR

0750 PM     FLASH FLOOD      FLORENCE                34.83N 87.67W
03/05/2004                   LAUDERDALE         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            UNDERPASS FLOODED AT COFFEE ROAD NEAR MCFARLAND PARK

0843 PM     FLASH FLOOD      8 W CHEROKEE            34.76N 88.11W
03/05/2004                   COLBERT            AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2.75 INCHES OF RAIN IN TWO HOURS. LAND AROUND AREA HOMES
            STARTING TO ERODE.

0845 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ARDMORE                 34.98N 86.84W
03/05/2004                   LIMESTONE          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            UNDERPASS AT HIGHWAY 53 AND TENNESSEE 7 ON STATE LINE
            REPORTED UNDERWATER.

0927 PM     HAIL             4 NE ATHENS             34.83N 86.91W
03/05/2004  0.75 INCH        LIMESTONE          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

0935 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 S ATHENS              34.71N 86.96W
03/05/2004  70 MPH           LIMESTONE          AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            70 MPH ESTIMATED WIND GUST OVER HIGHWAY 31 IN TANNER.
            WALL CLOUD REPORTED OVER THE CITY OF TANNER.

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