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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 88, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 2004, 4:53 PM CDT for 6 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 67 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
- Jul 14, 2004, 4:53 PM CDT (21:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2004, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Colbert County, AL, Cullman County, AL, Franklin County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Morgan County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
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 Jul 14, 3:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 3:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 1:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 100 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2004 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-151000- COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE- LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN- 100 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...(THROUGH TONIGHT)... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS EVENING FROM THE NORTH. THE APPROACH OF THIS FRONT...ALONG WITH VERY WARM AND UNSTABLE AIR...WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE THE CHANCE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE BETWEEN 1-2 PM FOR SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...AFTER 2 PM FOR THE BORDER COUNTIES OF ALABAMA AND TENNESSEE...AND 3-5 PM FOR THE REMAINDER OF NORTHERN ALABAMA. DAMAGING WINDS...WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH AND HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS. ALONG WITH THE RISK OF STORMS...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY SHOULD WARM TO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S. THESE TEMPERATURES...ALONG WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE 70S WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES RANGING FROM 105 EASTERN AND CENTRAL AREAS...TO 110 NORTHWEST ALABAMA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)... EXPECT DRY WEATHER AND SLIGHTLY LESS HUMID CONDITIONS FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. MONDAY AND TUESDAY LOOKS DRY AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE REQUESTED BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RSB
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 12:00 PM CDT, 4 hours 53 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
225 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0215 PM HAIL LYNCHBURG 35.28N 86.36W
07/14/2004 1.00 INCH MOORE TN BROADCAST MEDIA
QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN LYNCHBURG
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HALocal storm report, Jul 14, 3:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
331 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0312 PM TSTM WND DMG FAYETTEVILLE 35.15N 86.56W
07/14/2004 LINCOLN TN TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREES DOWN IN FAYETTEVILLE
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HALocal storm report, Jul 14, 3:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
336 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0255 PM TSTM WND DMG HURDLOW 35.17N 86.34W
07/14/2004 MOORE TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN AT SIMMONS HILL AND INCLINE ROAD
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HALocal storm report, Jul 14, 3:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jul 14, 4:29 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
429 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0349 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 E HUNTSVILLE 34.71N 86.59W
07/14/2004 MADISON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN.
0414 PM FLASH FLOOD SCOTTSBORO 34.65N 86.05W
07/14/2004 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING OVER NUMEROUS ROADS IN SCOTTSBORO.
0415 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N ELKMONT 34.97N 86.98W
07/14/2004 LIMESTONE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE LIMBS DOWN AND WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED AT 60 MPH.
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TROUTMANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 61 min |
| Jul 13, 11:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Limestone | 39 min |
| Jul 13, 11:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lauderdale | 44 min |
| Jul 13, 11:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 30 min |
| Jul 13, 11:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 46 min |
| Jul 13, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 15 min |
| Jul 13, 11:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Marshall | 48 min |
| Jul 14, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson | 43 min |
| Jul 14, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Madison | 31 min |
| Jul 14, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lauderdale, Limestone | 50 min |
| Jul 14, 3:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 51 min |
| Jul 14, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 67 min |
| Jul 14, 4:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Madison | 30 min |
| Jul 14, 4:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Marshall | 51 min |
| Jul 14, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Madison | 46 min |
| Jul 14, 4:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Lauderdale | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 5:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 26 min |
| Jul 14, 5:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin | 51 min |
| Jul 14, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison | 47 min |
| Jul 14, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence | 47 min |
| Jul 14, 5:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Franklin | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin | 36 min |
| Jul 14, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert | 34 min |
| Jul 14, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert | 38 min |
| Jul 14, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Marshall, Morgan | 41 min |
| Jul 13, 9:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 51 min |
| Jul 13, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln | 17 min |
| Jul 14, 1:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin, Moore | 41 min |
| Jul 14, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lincoln | 51 min |
| Jul 14, 2:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin | 31 min |
| Jul 14, 2:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Moore | 34 min |
| Jul 14, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin | 45 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 2004Every severe thunderstorm 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.