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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 191, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 30, 2005, 1:23 AM CDT for Lauderdale County, Alabama. It was in force for 37 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
- Aug 30, 2005, 1:23 AM CDT (06:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 30, 2005, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Lauderdale County, AL
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 370 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 540 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
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 Aug 29, 8:30 PM CDT, 4 hours 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 8:30 PM CDT, 4 hours 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
830 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005
.DISCUSSION...
COLBERT COUNTY EMA HAS JUST SENT IN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREE DAMAGE
FROM WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH STORM. FRANKLIN COUNTY EMA REPORTED A
WIND GUST OF 47 MPH EARLIER THIS EVENING.
KATRINA MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHWARD AND IMPACTING THE CWA. WINDS ARE
ALREADY A LITTLE HIGHER THAN IN THE FORECAST FOR THE EVENING. WILL
UPDATE EVENING WINDS AND LEAVE EVERYTHING ELSE AS IS FOR THE
FORECAST.
NPW WILL BE UPDATED DIRECTLY TO HIGHLIGHT ARRIVAL OF WINDS.
JMC.34.SYN
&&
.HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: COLBERT...CULLMAN...DE KALB...FRANKLIN
AL...JACKSON...LAUDERDALE...LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE...MADISON...
MARSHALL...AND MORGAN.
INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM TUESDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: COLBERT...CULLMAN...DE KALB...
FRANKLIN AL...JACKSON...LAUDERDALE...LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE...
MADISON...MARSHALL...AND MORGAN.
TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 5 AM FOR: COLBERT...CULLMAN...DE KALB...
FRANKLIN AL...JACKSON...LAUDERDALE...LAWRENCE...
LIMESTONE...MADISON...MARSHALL...AND MORGAN.
TN...FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: FRANKLIN TN...LINCOLN...AND MOORE.
INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM TUESDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: FRANKLIN TN...LINCOLN...AND MOORE.
TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 5 AM FOR: FRANKLIN TN...LINCOLN...AND MOORE.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 29, 8:48 PM CDT, 4 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 848 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-301000- COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE- LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN- 848 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...(OVERNIGHT)... TROPICAL STORM KATRINA WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE TENNESSEE VALLEY REGION OVERNIGHT WITH THE THREATS OF HIGH WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL... AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. ...HIGH WINDS... AS TROPICAL STORM KATRINA MOVES UP THROUGH NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND INTO NORTHWEST ALABAMA TONIGHT...EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO 20 T0 35 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 50 MPH. FROM INTERSTATE 65 EASTWARD...THE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TONIGHT WILL MAINLY AFFECT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. ...HEAVY RAINFALL... AS TROPICAL STORM KATRINA MOVES NORTH OVER NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND NORTHWEST ALABAMA OVERNIGHT...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR OVER THE AREA FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. CURRENT ESTIMATES OF RAINFALL FROM THIS STORM RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES WEST OF INTERSTATE 65...TO 1 TO 3 INCHES EAST OF INTERSTATE 65...WITH THE LIGHTEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE GEORGIA BORDER. ALTHOUGH THE RECENT DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA WILL HELP TO MINIMIZE THE FLOOD THREAT...THE RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN RISES ON AREA CREEKS...STREAMS AND RIVERS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES IN RAIN BANDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)... THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY IMPROVE ON TUESDAY...AS THE REMNANTS OF KATRINA LIFT NORTH OF THE AREA...WITH GRADUAL CLEARING EXPECTED BY TUESDAY NIGHT. IT WILL BE DRY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK AND INTO NEXT WEEKEND WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS ASKED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY. TROUTMAN
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 29, 7:40 PM CDT, 5 hours 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 740 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005 ALZ003-004-007-008-016-300200- CULLMAN-FRANKLIN-LAWRENCE-MARSHALL-MORGAN- 740 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CULLMAN...FRANKLIN...LAWRENCE... MARSHALL AND MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 9 PM CDT... AT 740 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH RAINBANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM KATRINA MOVING NORTH TOWARD NORTHWEST ALABAMA. THIS AREA OF STORMS WILL PRODUCE SUSTAINED WINDS RANGING FROM 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH ACROSS THE AREA BY AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER 8 PM. THESE HIGHER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA UNTIL AT LEAST AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN TREES...TREE LIMBS...AND POWERLINES AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THESE AREAS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA UNTIL 5 AM TUESDAY MORNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. TROUTMAN
Local storm report, Aug 29, 9:05 PM CDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
905 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0905 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG TUSCUMBIA 34.73N 87.71W
08/29/2005 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTY-WIDE.
&&
24Local storm report, Aug 29, 9:26 PM CDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
926 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0925 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG MOULTON 34.48N 87.29W
08/29/2005 LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTY-WIDE.
&&
24Local storm report, Aug 29, 9:35 PM CDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
935 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0934 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SCOTTSBORO 34.67N 86.03W
08/29/2005 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES DOWN COUNTY-WIDE. POWER OUTAGES ALSO
REPORTED IN THE COUNTY.
&&
24Special weather statement, Aug 29, 10:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1032 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-300415- COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON- MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN- 1032 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR COLBERT...CULLMAN...DEKALB... FRANKLIN...JACKSON...LAUDERDALE...LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE...LINCOLN... MADISON...MARSHALL...MOORE AND MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 PM CDT... AT 1032 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM KATRINA WERE PRODUCING STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO RANGE FROM 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH 1 AM ACROSS THE AREA. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES...TREE LIMBS...AND POWERLINES. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE WINDS DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA UNTIL 5 AM TUESDAY MORNING. 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, Aug 30, 1:05 AM CDT, 18 minutes before
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.