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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 137, NWS Huntsville, AL

July 22, 2005Lincoln County, Tennessee

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 22, 2005, 10:55 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Tennessee. It was in force for 50 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 22, 2005, 10:55 PM CDT (03:55 UTC)
Expired: Jul 22, 2005, 11:45 PM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Huntsville, AL
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Lincoln County, TN

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 110 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 3504 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1154 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 53 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 22, 9:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 9:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
914 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005

.UPDATE...
OHX 00Z SOUNDING STILL VERY UNSTABLE WITH LIS OF -7.6 DEGREES
CELSIUS. ALSO PWS FROM BOTH BMX AND OHX REMAINING HIGH...WITH
1.7 PWS OBTAINED FROM 00Z SOUNDINGS. THUS...ISOLATED STRONG WIND
GUSTS AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS
THAT DEVELOP OVER FORECAST AREA.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL DEVELOPING ALONG A
SURFACE BOUNDARY THAT IS CURRENTLY SITUATED ACROSS CENTRAL TENNESSEE.
THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH INITIALIZED WELL BY
THE RUC80. THE RUC AND GFS HAVE PICKED UP ON THIS ACTIVITY THE
BEST SO FAR THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY THE RUC. THE RUC KEEPS A
SCATTERED LINE OF CONVECTION ONGOING THROUGH 9Z...AS THIS BOUNDARY
MOVES SOUTH INTO NORTHERN ALABAMA OVERNIGHT. THUS WILL INCREASE
POPS BASED ON COMBINATION OF RADAR TRENDS AND RUC FORECAST TO 40
PERCENT FOR ALL OF FORECAST AREA...BUT WILL KEEP AT 20 IN CULLMAN
COUNTY.

SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA ARE REPORTING A FEW LOW
CLOUDS. EXPECT CLOUD TO INCREASE AS BOUNDARY SHIFTS SOUTHWARD...BUT
DUE TO EXPECTED SCATTERED NATURE OF CONVECTION...DO NOT EXPECT
MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS TO COVER A LARGE PART OF THE FORECAST
AREA FOR AN EXTENDED TIME. THUS WILL HOLD ON TO THE PARTLY CLOUDY
CONDITIONS THROUGH 12Z ON SATURDAY.

WILL ALSO INCREASE WINDS...AS BOUNDARY SHOULD KEEP WEST TO
NORTHWEST SURFACE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH THROUGH 12Z ON SATURDAY.

WILL MONITOR RADAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES...BUT NONE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

.HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
TN...NONE.
&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 22, 7:44 PM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
744 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-231000-
COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE-
LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN-
744 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005

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

.DAY ONE...(THROUGH TONIGHT)...

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

A SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL SINK SLOWLY SOUTH THROUGH MIDDLE TENNESSEE
TO THE NORTH ALABAMA BORDER AREA TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY...AND ISOLATED CELLS MAY BECOME
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS. THE AREA MOST AFFECTED
THROUGH DAYBREAK SATURDAY WOULD BE PARTS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE...AND THAT PART OF ALABAMA NORTH OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)...

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

A DRIER PATTERN IS EXPECTED BY THE UPCOMING WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO THE REGION. DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH THE MID
90S FROM SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES
BETWEEN 100 AND 110 DEGREES.

A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARD THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY MID
WEEK...WITH AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

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

SCHAUB

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 22, 8:03 PM CDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
803 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005

TNZ097-230145-
FRANKLIN-
803 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY UNTIL 845 PM...

AT 800 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTH OF TULLAHOMA...OR 7 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF MANCHESTER...MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY
DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  OAK GROVE.
  WOODS RESERVOIR.
  ESTILL SPRINGS.
  TIMS FORD LAKE.
  WINCHESTER.
  COWAN.

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.

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Local storm report, Jul 22, 8:11 PM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
811 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BRIDGEPORT              34.94N 85.72W
07/22/2005                   JACKSON            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN

0432 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STEVENSON               34.87N 85.84W
07/22/2005                   JACKSON            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN

0510 PM     TSTM WND DMG     POWELL                  34.53N 85.90W
07/22/2005                   DEKALB             AL   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TREE DOWN

0545 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WHITON                  34.36N 86.08W
07/22/2005                   DEKALB             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROOF BLOWN OFF BARN AND TREES DOWN

&&

WRS

Special weather statement, Jul 22, 8:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
845 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005

TNZ097-230215-
FRANKLIN-
845 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY UNTIL
915 PM...

AT 845 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTH OF WINCHESTER...MOVING SOUTH AT
25 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY
DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  BELVIDERE.

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.

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Special weather statement, Jul 22, 9:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
900 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005

ALZ009-230245-
JACKSON-
900 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHWEST JACKSON COUNTY UNTIL
945 PM...

AT 900 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES SOUTH OF WINCHESTER...MOVING SOUTH AT
25 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY
DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  JERICHO.
  BASS.
  HYTOP.
  SKYLINE.
  FACKLER.

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.

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Special weather statement, Jul 22, 10:50 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 22, 9:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Madison	26 min
Jul 22, 9:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Jackson	44 min
Jul 22, 9:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Madison	47 min
Jul 22, 10:05 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HUN	Jackson, Madison	3 hr
Jul 23, 11:02 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	HUN	Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone and 2 more	28 hr
Jul 22, 9:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Franklin	33 min
Jul 22, 11:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Lincoln	18 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Tennessee, 2005 Every severe thunderstorm 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.