Alert archive / Alabama / Flash Flood Warnings in 2004
Flash Flood Warning 45, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this flash flood warning at Sep 16, 2004, 5:16 PM CDT for Colbert County, Franklin County, Lauderdale County, Alabama. It was in force for 5 hr. 11 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2004, 5:16 PM CDT (22:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 16, 2004, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Colbert County, AL, Franklin County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 8:00 PM CDT | FLOOD | 2 N Leighton, AL | FLOODING ALONG SEVERAL COUNTY ROADS. |
| Sep 16, 8:00 PM CDT | FLOOD | Killen, AL | 3 ROADS FLOODED AND CLOSED. |
| Sep 16, 8:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 N Leighton, AL | SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER OVER THE ROADS ON COUNTY LINE ROAD ABD IN SOUTHEAST CORNER OF COUNTY. |
| Sep 16, 8:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 N Leighton, AL | SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER OVER THE ROADS ON COUNTY LINE ROAD ABD IN SOUTHEAST CORNER OF COUNTY. |
| Sep 16, 8:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Florence, AL | MANY ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING |
| Sep 16, 8:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Killen, AL | MANY COUINTY ROADS WERE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT. SOME ROADS CLOSED INCLUDED HARRINGTON, OXFORD, LINGERLOST, AND THE COFFE ROAD UNDERPASS TO HIGHWAY 20 |
| Sep 16, 8:05 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Killen, AL | THREE COUNTY ROADS WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER OVER THE ROADS. |
| Sep 16, 8:05 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Killen, AL | THREE COUNTY ROADS WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER OVER THE ROADS. |
| Sep 16, 10:00 PM CDT | FLOOD | Tharptown, AL | HWY 80 FLOODED OUT. |
| Sep 16, 10:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Tharptown, AL | SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER OVER THE ROAD ALONG HIGHWAY 80. |
| Sep 16, 10:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Tharptown, AL | SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER OVER THE ROAD ALONG HIGHWAY 80. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 5 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 164 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 181 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 172 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 781 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS54 KHUN 162216
FFWHUN
ALC033-059-077-170300-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
516 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA
LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA
COLBERT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA
* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
* AT 516 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
HAD FALLEN ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA...WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN
SPREADING IN FROM THE NORTH AND EAST. RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO
INCHES HAS FALLEN ACROSS LAUDERDALE...COLBERT...AND FRANKLIN
COUNTIES SINCE THIS MORNING...WITH TOTALS LOCALLY AS HIGH AS THREE
TO FOUR INCHES. RAINFALL UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL OCCUR THROUGH MID EVENING...WHICH COULD
CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
CHEROKEE...FLORENCE...KILLEN...LEIGHTON...LEXINGTON...
LITTLEVILLE...MUSCLE SHOALS...PHIL CAMPBELL...RED BAY...
ROGERSVILLE...RUSSELLVILLE...SHEFFIELD...TUSCUMBIA...
UNDERWOOD-PETERSVILLE AND BELGREEN
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...
ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE RISING WATERS
LAT...LON 3503 8722 3478 8727 3477 8742 3453 8755
3428 8754 3425 8823 3506 8820
$$
JE/231 follow-up statement
000
WGUS74 KHUN 170015
FFSHUN
ALC033-059-077-079-083-103-170300-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
715 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR MORGAN...FRANKLIN...
LAUDERDALE...LIMESTONE...COLBERT AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM
CDT...
AT 715 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING OVER ROUGHLY THE HIGHWAY 43 CORRIDOR...
FROM ANDERSON AND LEXINGTON THROUGH EASTERN COLBERT COUNTY AROUND
LEIGHTON AND LITTLEVILLE...INTO FRANKLIN COUNTY AROUND
RUSSELLVILLE...PHIL CAMPBELL...AND DIME. RAINFALL IN THIS CORRIDOR
HAS BEEN THREE TO FOUR INCHES ACROSS A WIDESPREAD AREA. FURTHER
WEST...RAINFALL HAS BEEN AROUND ONE TO TWO INCHES...EXCEPT IN
EASTERN MORGAN COUNTY...WHERE TWO TO THREE INCHES HAS FALLEN.
IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...RAINFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR CAN BE
EXPECTED...ELSEWHERE EXPECT AROUND A HALF INCH PER HOUR...EXCEPT IN
THE HEAVIER RAINBANDS.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED THROUGH 1000 PM CDT INCLUDE...
ARDMORE...ATHENS...CHEROKEE...COURTLAND...DECATUR...FALKVILLE...
FLORENCE...HARTSELLE...KILLEN...LEIGHTON...LEXINGTON...
LITTLEVILLE...MOULTON...MUSCLE SHOALS...PHIL CAMPBELL...
PRICEVILLE...RED BAY...ROGERSVILLE...RUSSELLVILLE...SHEFFIELD...
TOWN CREEK...TRINITY...TUSCUMBIA...AND BELGREEN.
MOST FLOODING DEATHS ARE VEHICLE RELATED. NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE OR
WALK ACROSS AREAS THAT ARE COVERED BY FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER DEPTH
MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. ABANDON VEHICLES
THAT STALL OR BEGIN TO FLOAT. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE THE
FLOOD.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...
ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.
LAT...LON 3503 8680 3458 8679 3449 8661 3433 8658
3430 8827 3503 8820
$$
JE/23What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 flash flood warning went out at Sep 16, 4:56 PM CDT, 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 16, 4:56 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
IVAN MESOSCALE DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 456 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004 .DISCUSSION... IVAN IS NOW CENTERED JUST S OF BIRMINGHAM, BUT SFC SENSOR OUTAGES IN THAT AREA MAKE IT A BIT MORE DIFFICULT TO GIVE EXACT POSITION. HIGHER LEVEL CIRCULATION NOTED IN VIS IMAGERY RACING NE TO NEAR THE SOUTHERN DEKALB COUNTY BORDER CENTERED NEAR STRONG PRESSURE FALL CENTER OF 6 MB/3HR, WITH 88D STILL INDICATING STRONGER BAND OF TSRA. CLUSTER OF LIGHTNING HAS BEEN PERSISTENT WITH THIS CLUSTER, SO UPDRAFTS MAY BE STRONGER AND DAMAGING WIND POTENTIAL HIGHER. TORNADO THREAT STILL THERE GIVEN STRONGLY CURVED LOW LEVEL HODOGRAPHS, BUT APPEARS TO BE DECREASING WITH BEST INSTABILITY/SHEAR COMBO PARAMETERS SETTING UP IN GA AND SC. STRONG BELT OF NE WINDS ON NW SIDE OF IVAN INDICATED BY OKOLONA PROFILER WITH 70KTS IN LOWEST GATE LAST HOUR. KMSL HAD A PEAK GUST OF 40KT WHICH NOT SURPRISING. LLWS IS CURRENTLY IN THE KHSV TAF. IN A NUTSHELL, MAIN CONCERNS ARE SHORT TERM LOW TORNADO THREAT, AND HIGH THREAT OF HEAVY RAINS. FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS, HEAVIEST RAIN RATES AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR N AND NE OF THE ELEVATED CIRCULATION. DAMAGING WIND THREAT MAY INCREASE AS REAR INFLOW NOTCH/DESCENDING JET IS DEVELOPING BEHIND THIS CLUSTER ENTERING DEKALB AND EVENTUALLY INTO MARSHALL AND JACKSON COUNTIES. KHTX VAD WIND PROFILE SHOWING POTENTIAL DAMAGING WINDS WITH ANY MIXING WITH THESE PARTICULAR SHRA/TSRA. IF DEFORMATION ZONE CAN BECOME ANCHORED ACROSS THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA, EVEN MORE SERIOUS FLOODING AND SOIL EROSION/MUDSLIDES COULD RESULT. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH NOON FRIDAY FOR ALL ZONES. WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT FOR NORTHWEST ALABAMA. HIGH WIND WARNING TONIGHT FOR NORTHEAST ALABAMA. TORNADO WATCH THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR MARSHALL...DE KALB AND JACKSON COUNTIES. TN...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH NOON FRIDAY FOR ALL ZONES. WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT FOR LINCOLN AND MOORE COUNTIES. HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY. && KULA
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 16, 11:26 AM CDT, 5 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1126 AM CDT THU SEP 16 2004 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-162300- COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE- LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN- 1126 AM CDT THU SEP 16 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)... AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IVAN CONTINUES INLAND THROUGH WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON...IT WILL BRING WITH IT THE THREATS OF ISOLATED TORNADOES...HEAVY RAIN...AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN STRONG RAIN BANDS AS THEY PUSH NORTH INTO OUR AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE THREAT AREA IS MAINLY ACROSS NORTHEAST ALABAMA IN JACKSON...DEKALB...AND MARSHALL COUNTIES. ...FLOODING... AS THE BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN REPEAT OVER THE AREA...FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY...WITH UP TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND FRANKLIN COUNTY TENNESSEE. ...WINDS... AREAS WEST OF A LINE FROM WESTERN MORGAN COUNTY...TO NORTHWEST MADISON COUNTY...TO LYNCHBURG IN MOORE COUNTY TENNESSEE...WILL EXPERIENCE SUSTAINED EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE TO THE EAST...SUSTAINED EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. BY TONIGHT THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH MAINLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SLOW IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)... IVAN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON A NORTHEAST TRACK AND WILL BE MOVING INTO TENNESSEE EARLY FRIDAY. ANY LEFT OVER RAINFALL WILL DIMINISH BY MID MORNING FRIDAY. WHILE THE RAIN WILL BE ENDING RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL RIVERS APPROACHING BANKFULL DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH WINDS GUST UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY. IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS FOR UPDATES. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT. 09
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 16, 3:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
358 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
&&
AWIPSUSRLocal storm report, Sep 16, 3:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
359 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ATHENS 34.80N 86.97W
09/16/2004 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 72 IN CLEMMENS.
0300 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ENE MUSCLE SHOALS 34.75N 87.64W
09/16/2004 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROADS CLOSED DUE TO DOWNED TREES
0318 PM FUNNEL CLOUD NE PISGAH 34.68N 85.85W
09/16/2004 JACKSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
WALL CLOUD REPORTED
0330 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG DECATUR 34.57N 86.99W
09/16/2004 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SOME TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE
&&
AWIPSUSRLocal storm report, Sep 16, 4:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
404 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1056 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG CROSSVILLE 34.29N 85.99W
09/16/2004 DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN AT COLLEGE ST./UNION GROVE SOUTH
1110 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG CROSSVILLE 34.29N 85.99W
09/16/2004 DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
12 REPORTS OF TREES DOWN, 1 TREE ON HOUSE ON HIGHWAY 68.
1115 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG MOULTON 34.48N 87.28W
09/16/2004 LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
2-3 TREES BLOWN DOWN
1145 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG ARAB 34.33N 86.50W
09/16/2004 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
POWERLINES DOWN
1150 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG MUSCLE SHOALS 34.75N 87.64W
09/16/2004 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN IN COLBERT CO
1150 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG MUSCLE SHOALS 34.75N 87.64W
09/16/2004 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
1 TREE DOWN
1210 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG DECATUR 34.57N 86.99W
09/16/2004 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
COUPLE OF TREES DOWN AND POWER LINES DOWN IN BRIMLEY MTN
AREA.
0130 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG E CROSSVILLE 34.29N 85.99W
09/16/2004 DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN BTWN CROSSVILLE AND COLLINSVILLE
0200 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG CULLMAN 34.18N 86.84W
09/16/2004 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
0200 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG GUNTERSVILLE 34.36N 86.27W
09/16/2004 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS MARSHALL COUNTY
0210 PM FUNNEL CLOUD ALBERTVILLE 34.26N 86.21W
09/16/2004 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED AT ALBERTVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.
0230 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG HODGES 34.33N 87.93W
09/16/2004 FRANKLIN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR
HODGES.
0235 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG MUSCLE SHOALS 34.75N 87.64W
09/16/2004 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
0235 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SCOTTSBORO 34.65N 86.05W
09/16/2004 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES.
0300 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ATHENS 34.80N 86.97W
09/16/2004 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 72 IN CLEMMENS.
0300 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ENE MUSCLE SHOALS 34.75N 87.64W
09/16/2004 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROADS CLOSED DUE TO DOWNED TREES
0318 PM FUNNEL CLOUD NE PISGAH 34.68N 85.85W
09/16/2004 JACKSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
WALL CLOUD REPORTED
0330 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG DECATUR 34.57N 86.99W
09/16/2004 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SOME TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE
&&
TEXTDEMOLocal storm report, Sep 16, 4:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
409 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ATHENS 34.80N 86.97W
09/16/2004 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 72 IN CLEMENTS.
&&
AWIPSUSRLocal storm report, Sep 16, 4:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
413 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ATHENS 34.80N 86.97W
09/16/2004 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 72 IN CLEMENTS.
0300 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ENE MUSCLE SHOALS 34.75N 87.64W
09/16/2004 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROADS CLOSED DUE TO DOWNED TREES
0318 PM FUNNEL CLOUD NE PISGAH 34.68N 85.85W
09/16/2004 JACKSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
WALL CLOUD REPORTED
0330 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG DECATUR 34.57N 86.99W
09/16/2004 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SOME TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE
&&
AWIPSUSRLocal storm report, Sep 16, 4:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
414 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0810 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG NE EVA 34.33N 86.76W
09/16/2004 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ACROSS LAWRENCE COVE RD
0840 AM NON-TSTM WND GST ARAB 34.33N 86.50W
09/16/2004 24 MPH MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0840 AM NON-TSTM WND GST ALBERTVILLE 34.26N 86.21W
09/16/2004 20 MPH MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WINDS REPORTS ALBERTVILLE GUSTS 20 MPH
0845 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG EVA 34.33N 86.76W
09/16/2004 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN 364 LAVRENCE COVE ROAD
1056 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG CROSSVILLE 34.29N 85.99W
09/16/2004 DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN AT COLLEGE ST./UNION GROVE SOUTH
1110 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG CROSSVILLE 34.29N 85.99W
09/16/2004 DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
12 REPORTS OF TREES DOWN, 1 TREE ON HOUSE ON HIGHWAY 68.
1115 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG MOULTON 34.48N 87.28W
09/16/2004 LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
2-3 TREES BLOWN DOWN
1145 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG ARAB 34.33N 86.50W
09/16/2004 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
POWERLINES DOWN
1150 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG MUSCLE SHOALS 34.75N 87.64W
09/16/2004 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN IN COLBERT CO
1150 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG MUSCLE SHOALS 34.75N 87.64W
09/16/2004 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
1 TREE DOWN
1210 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG DECATUR 34.57N 86.99W
09/16/2004 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
COUPLE OF TREES DOWN AND POWER LINES DOWN IN BRIMLEY MTN
AREA.
0130 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG E CROSSVILLE 34.29N 85.99W
09/16/2004 DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN BTWN CROSSVILLE AND COLLINSVILLE
0200 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG CULLMAN 34.18N 86.84W
09/16/2004 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
0200 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG GUNTERSVILLE 34.36N 86.27W
09/16/2004 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS MARSHALL COUNTY
0210 PM FUNNEL CLOUD ALBERTVILLE 34.26N 86.21W
09/16/2004 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED AT ALBERTVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.
0230 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG HODGES 34.33N 87.93W
09/16/2004 FRANKLIN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR
HODGES.
0235 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG MUSCLE SHOALS 34.75N 87.64W
09/16/2004 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
0235 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SCOTTSBORO 34.65N 86.05W
09/16/2004 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES.
0300 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ATHENS 34.80N 86.97W
09/16/2004 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 72 IN CLEMENTS.
0300 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ENE MUSCLE SHOALS 34.75N 87.64W
09/16/2004 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROADS CLOSED DUE TO DOWNED TREES
0318 PM FUNNEL CLOUD NE PISGAH 34.68N 85.85W
09/16/2004 JACKSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
WALL CLOUD REPORTED
0330 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG DECATUR 34.57N 86.99W
09/16/2004 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SOME TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE
&&
AWIPSUSRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 12:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Cullman | 9 hr |
| Sep 16, 1:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Marshall | 6 hr |
| Sep 16, 1:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 19 min |
| Sep 16, 2:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 6 hr |
| Sep 16, 2:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 21 min |
| Sep 16, 2:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Jackson | 6 hr |
| Sep 16, 3:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 6 hr |
| Sep 16, 4:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 6 hr |
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Flash Flood Warnings in Alabama, 2004Every flash flood warning in 2004
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.