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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 126, NWS Huntsville, AL

July 12, 2005Jackson County, Alabama

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 12, 2005, 7:58 PM CDT for Jackson County, Alabama. It was in force for 47 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 12, 2005, 7:58 PM CDT (00:58 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2005, 8:45 PM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Huntsville, AL
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Jackson County, AL

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 12, 1:25 PM CDT, 6 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 1:25 PM CDT, 6 hours 33 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 12, 5:00 AM CDT, 14 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
500 AM CDT TUE JUL 12 2005

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-121800-
COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE-
LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN-
500 AM CDT TUE JUL 12 2005

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

.DAY ONE...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)...

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY...AS TROPICAL MOISTURE LEFT BEHIND BY DENNIS
COMBINES WITH THE DAYTIME HEATING.  ISOLATED STRONGER STORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE...CONTAINING BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND GUSTY WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY)...

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING HOURS.  GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVIER DOWNPOURS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH ANY STRONGER STORMS.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS
NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

10

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 12, 6:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
613 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2005

ALZ006-122345-
MADISON-
613 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2005

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR MADISON COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM...

AT 608 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MADISON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  REDSTONE ARSENAL.
  HUNTSVILLE.
  HADEN.
  BROWNSBORO.
  MAYSVILLE.

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, Jul 12, 6:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
618 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2005

ALZ009-TNZ097-130015-
FRANKLIN-JACKSON-
618 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2005

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY TENNESSEE AND
JACKSON COUNTY ALABAMA UNTIL 715 PM...

AT 613 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR NEW MARKET...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF MOORES
MILL...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS
ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  PRINCETON.
  LARKIN.
  MAXWELL.
  ESTILLFORK.
  SKYLINE.
  HYTOP.

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, Jul 12, 7:15 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
715 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2005

ALZ009-130100-
JACKSON-
715 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2005

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY UNTIL 8
PM...

AT 713 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF STEVENSON...OR 14 MILES WEST
OF BRIDGEPORT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  BASS.
  STEVENSON.
  RUSSELL CAVE NATIONAL MONUMENT.
  BRIDGEPORT.
  LONG ISLAND.
  HIGDON.

THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND
TREE LIMBS. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

KULA
Special weather statement, Jul 12, 7:42 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
742 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2005

ALZ005>007-130130-
LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
742 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2005

AT 740 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
TWO STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ATHENS TO 6
MILES WEST OF TRINITY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ATHENS TO 12
MILES WEST OF DECATUR...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  ATHENS.
  TANNER.
  FRENCH MILL.
  BETHEL.
  FLINT CITY.
  HARVEST.

AS WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM...MOVE INDOORS TO A PLACE OF SAFETY.

KULA

The office that day

Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 12, 8:48 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningHUNLimestone, Madison3 hr
Jul 12, 10:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningHUNJackson3 hr

Nearby

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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.