Alert archive / Alabama / Flash Flood Warnings in 2004
Flash Flood Warning 50, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this flash flood warning at Sep 16, 2004, 9:25 PM CDT for Madison County, Alabama. It was in force for 4 hr. 8 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, 9:25 PM CDT (02:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 17, 2004, 1:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Madison County, AL
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:26 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, 10:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Huntsville, AL | A FEW ROADS WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER OVER THE ROAD. |
| Sep 16, 10:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Huntsville, AL | A FEW ROADS WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER OVER THE ROAD. |
| Sep 17, 12:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Lacey Springs, AL | SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER OVER AREA ROADS. |
| Sep 17, 12:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Lacey Springs, AL | SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER OVER AREA ROADS. |
| Sep 17, 1:00 AM CDT | FLOOD | Paint Rock, AL | FLOODING ALONG HIGHWAY 72. |
| Sep 17, 1:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Paint Rock, AL | SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER OVER THE ROAD. |
| Sep 17, 1:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Paint Rock, AL | SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER OVER THE ROAD. |
| Sep 17, 1:35 AM CDT | FLOOD | Lacey Springs, AL | SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
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 3 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 35 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 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 691 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 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 170226
FFWHUN
ALC089-170615-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
925 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA
* UNTIL 130 AM CDT
* AT 925 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
WAS STILL OCCURRING OVER MADISON COUNTY...EVEN THOUGH RADAR
RETURNS HAD DIMINISHED SOMEWHAT. THERE HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT RISES
ON CREEKS AND STREAMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
INDIAN CREEK AT MADISON IS APPROACHING BANKFULL...AND THERE HAVE
BEEN SIGNIFICANT RISES ON OTHER CREEKS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
HOWEVER...AT THIS TIME THE CREEKS ARE POSING NO FLOODING PROBLEMS.
RAINFALL TOTALS OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED. AN
ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE DURING THE WARNING
PERIOD...POSSIBLY MORE IF PRECIPITATION WRAPS AROUND BEHIND THE
CENTER OF IVAN LATER TONIGHT.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
GURLEY...HARVEST...HAZEL GREEN...HUNTSVILLE...MADISON...
MERIDIANVILLE...MOORES MILL...NEW HOPE...NEW MARKET...OWENS
CROSSROADS...REDSTONE ARSENAL AND TRIANA
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
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. AS LITTLE AS SIX INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE
CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF MOVING WATER CAN FLOAT MOST
VEHICLES...INCLUDING S U VS AND PICKUP TRUCKS. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN
RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED.
LAT...LON 3500 8633 3452 8631 3449 8647 3457 8679
3500 8679
$$
JE/232 follow-up statements
000
WGUS74 KHUN 170329
FFSHUN
ALC049-071-089-095-170630-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR MARSHALL...MADISON...JACKSON
AND DEKALB COUNTIES UNTIL 130 AM CDT...
AT 1030 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING OVER NORTHEAST ALABAMA...ESPECIALLY
IN JACKSON AND DEKALB COUNTIES. RAINFALL IN JACKSON AND DEKALB
COUNTIES COULD APPROACH ONE INCH PER HOUR THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS. LIGHTER RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN MADISON AND MARSHALL
COUNTIES...BUT WITH STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS BETWEEN XX AND
XX INCHES ACROSS THE AREA...ANY ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE
FLOODING CONCERNS.
HIGH RIVER AND CREEK LEVELS CONTINUE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. A
DANGEROUS FLOOD SITUATION STILL REMAINS ON BIG WILLS CREEK NEAR FORT
PAYNE. AT 945 PM CDT...THE STAGE WAS 12.36 FEET...UNCHANGED FROM THE
PREVIOUS HOUR. HOWEVER...MEDIA REPORTS INDICATED THAT FLOOD WATERS
WERE BEGINNING TO RECEDE FROM THE AREA EAST OF HIGHWAY 35 AND NORTH
OF INTERSTATE 59 IN FORT PAYNE.
MEANWHILE...INDIAN CREEK AT MADISON REMAINS NEAR BANKFULL...WITH A
STAGE AROUND SIX FEET. OTHER CREEKS AND STREAMS REMAIN HIGH AS WELL.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED THROUGH 130 AM CDT INCLUDE...
ALBERTVILLE...ARAB...BOAZ...BRIDGEPORT...COLLINSVILLE...CROSSVILLE...
FORT PAYNE...FYFFE...GERALDINE...GRANT...GUNTERSVILLE...GURLEY...
HARVEST...HAZEL GREEN...HENAGAR...HOLLYWOOD...HUNTSVILLE...IDER...
MADISON...MERIDIANVILLE...MOORES MILL...NEW HOPE...NEW MARKET...OWENS
CROSSROADS...PISGAH...POWELL...RAINSVILLE...REDSTONE ARSENAL...
SCOTTSBORO...SECTION...SKYLINE...STEVENSON...SYLVANIA...TRIANA AND
WOODVILLE.
FLOODING IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. HEAVY
RAINFALL...EVEN IN THE DISTANCE...CAN CREATE SUDDEN FLOWS. MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.
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. IF YOU SEE WATER OVER A ROADWAY...DO NOT TRY TO CROSS IT.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN
LAT...LON 3501 8561 3452 8552 3421 8586 3412 8632
3433 8658 3451 8659 3459 8680 3501 8680
$$
JE/23000
WGUS74 KHUN 170330 CCA
FFSHUN
ALC049-071-089-095-170630-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR MARSHALL...MADISON...JACKSON
AND DEKALB COUNTIES UNTIL 130 AM CDT...
AT 1030 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING OVER NORTHEAST ALABAMA...ESPECIALLY
IN JACKSON AND DEKALB COUNTIES. RAINFALL IN JACKSON AND DEKALB
COUNTIES COULD APPROACH ONE INCH PER HOUR THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS. LIGHTER RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN MADISON AND MARSHALL
COUNTIES...BUT WITH STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS BETWEEN 4 AND
7 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA...ANY ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE
FLOODING CONCERNS.
HIGH RIVER AND CREEK LEVELS CONTINUE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. A
DANGEROUS FLOOD SITUATION STILL REMAINS ON BIG WILLS CREEK NEAR FORT
PAYNE. AT 945 PM CDT...THE STAGE WAS 12.36 FEET...UNCHANGED FROM THE
PREVIOUS HOUR. HOWEVER...MEDIA REPORTS INDICATED THAT FLOOD WATERS
WERE BEGINNING TO RECEDE FROM THE AREA EAST OF HIGHWAY 35 AND NORTH
OF INTERSTATE 59 IN FORT PAYNE.
MEANWHILE...INDIAN CREEK AT MADISON REMAINS NEAR BANKFULL...WITH A
STAGE AROUND SIX FEET. OTHER CREEKS AND STREAMS REMAIN HIGH AS WELL.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED THROUGH 130 AM CDT INCLUDE...
ALBERTVILLE...ARAB...BOAZ...BRIDGEPORT...COLLINSVILLE...CROSSVILLE...
FORT PAYNE...FYFFE...GERALDINE...GRANT...GUNTERSVILLE...GURLEY...
HARVEST...HAZEL GREEN...HENAGAR...HOLLYWOOD...HUNTSVILLE...IDER...
MADISON...MERIDIANVILLE...MOORES MILL...NEW HOPE...NEW MARKET...OWENS
CROSSROADS...PISGAH...POWELL...RAINSVILLE...REDSTONE ARSENAL...
SCOTTSBORO...SECTION...SKYLINE...STEVENSON...SYLVANIA...TRIANA AND
WOODVILLE.
FLOODING IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. HEAVY
RAINFALL...EVEN IN THE DISTANCE...CAN CREATE SUDDEN FLOWS. MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.
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. IF YOU SEE WATER OVER A ROADWAY...DO NOT TRY TO CROSS IT.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN
LAT...LON 3501 8561 3452 8552 3421 8586 3412 8632
3433 8658 3451 8659 3459 8680 3501 8680
$$
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, 9:12 PM CDT, 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 16, 9:12 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
IVAN MESOSCALE DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 912 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004 .DISCUSSION... HEAVIEST AND PERSISTENT RAIN CONCERNS ARE OVER JACKSON AND DEKALB COUNTIES AND ALONG A NARROW FRONTOGENETICAL BAND OVER EASTERN LAUDERDALE, COLBERT, AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. THIS BAND IN PARTICULAR IS PROBLEMATIC AS IT IS PRODUCING LOCALIZED, BUT VERY HEAVY RAIN OF 3-5 INCHES. ALSO, THIS BAND MAY BE SOMEWHAT RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. THIS IS ALSO THE CASE IN THE EASTERN COUNTIES WHERE CREEK AND STREET FLOODING IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE SERIOUS. RADAR TRENDS SUGGEST THAT JACKSON AND DEKALB COUNTIES WILL REMAIN IN MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 2 OR 3 HOURS, AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED AND COUNTY FLOOD WARNINGS ARE BEING STRONGLY CONSIDERED. FORTUNATELY, THE 50KT 0-1KM BULD SHEAR AND 300+ M2/S2 SRH IS NOT BEING UTLIZED FOR TORNADIC CIRCULATIONS, BUT A FEW CONVECTIVE CELLS RAPIDLY DEVELOPED ABOUT AN HOUR AGO JUST EAST OF THE TRIPLE POINT OF IVAN, WITH FURTHERN CELLS NOT OUT OF QUESTION. THESE PARTICULAR CELLS STILL BARE WATCHING. DAMAGE REPORTS ARE SUPPORTING THE ONGOING HIGH WIND WARNING, BUT OBSERVATIONS HAVE SHOWN A SLOW DECLINE. VAD WIND PROFILE AT HYTOP HAS SHOWN A SLIGHT DECREASE AGL. WILL REVISIT THE HIGH WIND WARNING AT 10 PM. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH NOON FRIDAY FOR ALL ZONES. HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 10 PM AND WIND ADVISORY OVERNIGHT NORTHWEST ALABAMA. HIGH WIND WARNING TONIGHT FOR NORTHEAST ALABAMA. 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, 9:12 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 912 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-171030- COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE- LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN- 912 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...(THROUGH TONIGHT)... AS THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IVAN CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS NORTHEAST ALABAMA...THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. ...FLOODING/FLASH FLOODING... RAINFALL AMOUNTS HAVE RANGED FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND THIS HAS RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO LOCALLY 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TONIGHT EXACERBATING THE FLOOD THREAT. STORM TOTALS MAY APPROACH 10 INCHES IN A FEW LOCATIONS BY FRIDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. HOWEVER...MUCH HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE... WITH A FEW GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SLOW IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)... THE REMNANTS OF IVAN ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON A NORTHEAST TRACK AND WILL BE MOVING INTO EASTERN 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 WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. 15
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 16, 7:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
729 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG MOULTON 34.48N 87.28W
09/16/2004 LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
APPROXIMATELY 100 TREES DOWN IN LAWRENCE COUNTY.
0630 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG MUSCLE SHOALS 34.75N 87.64W
09/16/2004 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF TREES DOWN/DAMAGE TO POWER LINES
MAINLY ACROSS EASTERN COLBERT COUNTY.
0635 PM FLOOD OWENS CROSSROADS 34.58N 86.46W
09/16/2004 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
LOW GAP ROAD UNDER WATER AND CLOSED. OTHER ROADS COVERED
BY WATER.
0638 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG MUSCLE SHOALS 34.75N 87.64W
09/16/2004 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES FALLING EVERY 10 MINUTES.
0645 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG MOULTON 34.48N 87.28W
09/16/2004 LAWRENCE AL AMATEUR RADIO
TREES ON HOUSES IN LAWRENCE COUNTY 2 REPORTED IN MOULTON,
2 IN HATTON AND 1 IN COURTLAND.
0650 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG FLINTVILLE 35.06N 86.42W
09/16/2004 LINCOLN TN EMERGENCY MNGR
OVER A DOZEN OF TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES.
&&
AWIPSUSRLocal storm report, Sep 16, 7:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
750 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM NON-TSTM WND GST ALBERTVILLE 34.26N 86.21W
09/16/2004 57 MPH MARSHALL AL TRAINED SPOTTER
2 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE MIDNIGHT.
0300 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ALBERTVILLE 34.26N 86.21W
09/16/2004 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
1 MOBILE HOME SEVERELY DAMAGED.
0340 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG BOAZ 34.20N 86.16W
09/16/2004 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
CHICKEN HOUSE DESTROYED.
0400 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG BOAZ 34.20N 86.16W
09/16/2004 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
MINOR DAMAGE TO FACTORY OUTLET BUILDING IN BOAZ.
0400 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG GUNTERSVILLE 34.36N 86.27W
09/16/2004 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
1 BUILDING SEVERELY DAMAGED IN DOWNTOWN GUNTERSVILLE.
&&
AWIPSUSRSpecial weather statement, Sep 16, 8:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 803 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004 ALZ010-170200- DE KALB- 803 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN DEKALB COUNTY UNTIL 9 PM... A BAND OF RAPIDLY DEVELOPED THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR FYFFE THROUGH FORT PAYNE AND VALLEY MEAD WILL MOVE NORTH AT 60 MPH AND AFFECT SYLVANIA...RAINSVILLE...HENAGAR...AND SULPHER SPRINGS. THIS BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF ENHANCING ALREADY STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES. && FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/HUN/ (ALL LOWER CASE). KULA CARCIONE
Special weather statement, Sep 16, 8:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 803 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004 ALZ010-170200- DE KALB- 803 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN DEKALB COUNTY UNTIL 9 PM... A BAND OF RAPIDLY DEVELOPED THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR FYFFE THROUGH FORT PAYNE AND VALLEY MEAD WILL MOVE NORTH AT 60 MPH AND AFFECT SYLVANIA...RAINSVILLE...HENAGAR...AND SULPHER SPRINGS. THIS BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF ENHANCING ALREADY STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES. && FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/HUN/ (ALL LOWER CASE). KULA
Local storm report, Sep 16, 8:42 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
842 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0645 PM NON-TSTM WND GST FAYETTEVILLE 35.15N 86.56W
09/16/2004 56 MPH LINCOLN TN EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTED FROM WEATHER STATION ON EOC ROOF.
&&
BCCLocal storm report, Sep 16, 9:17 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
917 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ANDERSON 34.91N 87.27W
09/16/2004 LAUDERDALE AL BROADCAST MEDIA
*** 1 FATAL *** TREE FELL ON A CAR ON ALABAMA HIGHWAY 207
IN ANDERSON. DRIVER KILLED BUT PASSENGER UNINJURED.
&&
BCCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 7:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 6 hr |
| Sep 16, 7:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Marshall | 6 hr |
| Sep 16, 8:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Jackson | 5 hr |
| Sep 16, 9:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 6 hr |
| Sep 17, 1:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 3 hr |
Nearby
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.