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Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this flash flood warning at Jun 6, 2005, 1:49 PM CDT for Madison County, Alabama. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2005, 1:49 PM CDT (18:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2005, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 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), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:49 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 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
- 2485 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 914 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What 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 Jun 6, 1:43 PM CDT, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 1:43 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 6, 12:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1208 PM CDT MON JUN 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1110 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 W CLOVERDALE 34.94N 87.81W
06/06/2005 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FEW LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES DOWN 2 MILES WEST OF
CLOVERDALE
1138 AM TSTM WND DMG CLOVERDALE 34.94N 87.77W
06/06/2005 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREE REPORTED DOWN ALONG HWY 10 NEAR CLOVERDALE
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HASpecial weather statement, Jun 6, 12:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1223 PM CDT MON JUN 6 2005 ALZ009-061815- JACKSON- 1223 PM CDT MON JUN 6 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR JACKSON COUNTY UNTIL 115 PM... AT 1219 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTH OF SKYLINE...OR 17 MILES SOUTH OF WINCHESTER...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH. WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... HYTOP. SKYLINE. ESTILLFORK. LARKIN. SEEK SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. IF ON OR NEAR LAKE GUNTERSVILLE...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 15 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW. DONT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. KULA
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 12:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1223 PM CDT MON JUN 6 2005 ALZ009-061815- JACKSON- 1223 PM CDT MON JUN 6 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR JACKSON COUNTY UNTIL 115 PM... AT 1219 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTH OF SKYLINE...OR 17 MILES SOUTH OF WINCHESTER...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH. OTHER STORNG STORMS WERE ON EITHER SIDE OF LAKE GUNTERSVILLE...JUST NORTHWEST OF SCOTTSBORO...AND FROM NEAR SECTION TO PISGAH. THESE WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... HYTOP. SKYLINE. ESTILLFORK. LARKIN. SEEK SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. IF ON OR NEAR LAKE GUNTERSVILLE...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 15 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW. DONT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. KULA
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 12:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1234 PM CDT MON JUN 6 2005 ALZ007-016-061830- CULLMAN-MORGAN- 1234 PM CDT MON JUN 6 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CULLMAN AND MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM... AT 1233 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF MOULTON TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF SUMITON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... WILBURN. JONES CHAPEL. NEEL. MASSEY. BATTLEGROUND. WEST POINT. SEEK SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. KULA
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 12:49 PM CDT, 1 hour before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1249 PM CDT MON JUN 6 2005 ALZ006-061915- MADISON- 1251 PM CDT MON JUN 6 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR MADISON COUNTY... AT 1251 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTH OF HARVEST...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF MERIDIANVILLE...AND WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. OTHER SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM AND MOVE EAST INTO MADISON COUNTY THROUGH 2 PM. A HIGHER THREAT OF STRONG WINDS MAY ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE EAST AND NORTHEAST OUT OF LIMESTONE AND MORGAN COUNTIES. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... ELKWOOD. MOORES MILL. MERIDIANVILLE. GLADSTONE. TONEY. NORMAL. SEEK SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. TROUTMAN
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 1:10 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 110 PM CDT MON JUN 6 2005 ALZ007-061830- MORGAN- 110 PM CDT MON JUN 6 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR MORGAN COUNTY UNTIL 130 PM... AT 108 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HARTSELLE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... HARTSELLE. LEESDALE. COLE SPRINGS. SOMERVILLE. SEEK SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. KULA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 10:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lauderdale | 22 min |
| Jun 6, 11:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lauderdale | 45 min |
| Jun 6, 11:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lawrence | 50 min |
| Jun 6, 11:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Lauderdale | 4 hr |
| Jun 6, 11:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lauderdale | 48 min |
| Jun 6, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson | 50 min |
| Jun 6, 1:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Morgan | 42 min |
| Jun 6, 1:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Madison | 40 min |
| Jun 6, 2:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 41 min |
| Jun 6, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 44 min |
| Jun 6, 2:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 3 hr |
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Flash Flood Warnings in Alabama, 2005Every flash flood warning in 2005
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.