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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS Huntsville, AL

January 13, 2005Cullman County, Limestone County, Marshall County, Alabama

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 13, 2005, 9:55 AM CST for Cullman County, Limestone County, Marshall County, Alabama. It was in force for 39 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 13, 2005, 9:55 AM CST (15:55 UTC)
Expired: Feb 21, 2005, 2:19 PM CST
In force: 39 days
Issued by: NWS Huntsville, AL
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Cullman County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Marshall County, AL

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:56 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
Jan 13, 7:15 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 140 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: 24 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -129 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 891 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 200 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 301 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 Jan 13, 9:50 AM CST, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 9:50 AM CST, 5 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
950 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005

.DISCUSSION...
WELL...SVR LINE OF STORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE EWD...WITH A LOW ECHO
EVENT WITH HIGH SHEAR AND LOW INSTABILITY EVENT ONGOING.  SEVERAL
REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THE MAIN LINE JUST
WEST OF THE OFFICE. LOTS OF LOW HANGING STRATA-FRACTUS AND SCUD
UNDERNEATH LINE AS WE SPEAK JUST TO THE WEST OF THE OFFICE AT UAH
CAMPUS. WE HAVE SOME MAMMATUS CLOUDS TOO.

WE HAVE NOW CANCELED THE SVR WATCH FOR
LAUDERDALE...COLBERT...FRANKLIN AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES AS THE LINE
HAS PUSHED THRU. RAIN WILL CONTINUE BEHIND THE LINE...WITH
TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE MID 50S AT MSL AND INTO WRN TN.

CLASSIC BOOKEND VORTICE IN NERN LINCOLN COUNTY TN...AND A TORNADO
WARNING CONTINUES FOR LINCOLN AND MOORE COUNTY TIL 1030. THE REST OF
THE LINE HAS A MDT THREAT OF GUSTNADOES ALONG THE LEADING EDGE.
IN FACT THE CLOUDS TOPS ARE LESS THAN 25K. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE
DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN...AND A DRASTIC DROP IN
TEMPERATURES.

UPDATE OUT SOON...TO DROP TEMPS IN THE WEST AND RECONFIGURING THE
SPC WATCH.
&&

.HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.AL...SVR TSTM WATCH TIL 1 PM FOR
LIMESTONE...MORGAN....MARSHAL...CULLMAN...MADISON...JACKSON...DEKALB
AND LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN AL UNTIL 4 PM CST TODAY.
.TN...SVR TSTM WATCH TIL 1 PM AND LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR
LINCOLN...MOORE...AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 4 PM CST TODAY.

&&

JDG/SS

Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 13, 9:43 AM CST, 12 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
943 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-131900-
COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE-
LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN-
943 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005

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

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

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST ALABAMA BY NOON. AHEAD
OF THE FRONT WILL BE A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...HEAVY RAIN AND
SMALL HAIL. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1
TO 2 INCHES...WHICH MAY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING.

THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BEGIN TO END BETWEEN 4 PM AND 5 PM.

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

THE PROBABILITY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

THE MUCH WARMER WARMER WEATHER RECENTLY EXPERIENCED WILL END...AS
COLD HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN PLAINS BUILDS EASTWARD.
TEMPERATURES INTO THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK WILL REMAIN CLOSER TO
MID JANUARY LEVELS...WITH NO RAIN EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY
BE REQUESTED FROM THE LATE MORNING HOURS THROUGH TONIGHT.

SS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 13, 7:59 AM CST, 1 hour 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
759 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005

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

0743 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CHEROKEE                34.76N 87.97W
01/13/2005                   COLBERT            AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN THE SOUTHWEST
            PORTION OF CHEROKEE ON BUDDY DURHAM ROAD.

&&

KWEBER

Special weather statement, Jan 13, 8:23 AM CST, 1 hour 32 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
823 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005

ALZ004-005-007-016-131515-
CULLMAN-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MORGAN-
823 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN
AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...

A SQUALL LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST AT 45 MPH ACROSS
THE ALERT AREA.  THESE STORMS WILL BEGIN WITH A SUDDEN WIND GUST OF
30 TO 40 MPH...FOLLOWED BY HEAVY RAINS REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE
OR LESS.  THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF INCREASING IN
INTENSITY...SO STAY TUNED FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS.

TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE...IT WOULD BE WISE TO STAY INDOORS AND BE
READY TO TAKE SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR LOCAL MEDIA...FOR FURTHER
UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE.

KULA

Local storm report, Jan 13, 8:33 AM CST, 1 hour 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
833 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005

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

0810 AM     TSTM WND DMG     PHIL CAMPBELL           34.35N 87.71W
01/13/2005                   FRANKLIN           AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A FEW POWERLINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON HIGHWAY 81 IN PHIL
            CAMPBELL.

&&

KWEBER

Special weather statement, Jan 13, 8:56 AM CST, 59 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
856 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005

ALZ006-TNZ096-131600-
LINCOLN-MADISON-
856 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN
AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...

AT 856 AM CST...A SQUALL LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS INDICATED
ON DOPPLER RADAR. IT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AT 45 MPH...ENTERING
LINCOLN COUNTY AROUND 9 AM...AND MADISON COUNTY BY 915 AM. THE SQUALL
LINE WILL CONTAIN WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...FOLLOWED BY VERY HEAVY
RAIN...WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED...AS THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE
OF INCREASING IN INTENSITY.

REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND BE READY
TO SEEK SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR LOCAL MEDIA...FOR FURTHER
UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE.

JE

Local storm report, Jan 13, 9:29 AM CST, 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
929 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005

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

0820 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ROGERSVILLE             34.83N 87.28W
01/13/2005                   LAUDERDALE         AL   UTILITY COMPANY

            A FEW POWER LINES DOWN IN ROGERSVILLE, AFFECTING 60 TO 70
            CUSTOMERS.

0845 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HATTON                  34.56N 87.41W
01/13/2005                   LAWRENCE           AL   PUBLIC

            A ROOF WAS RIPPED OFF ONE HOUSE IN HATTON AREA. ALSO
            OTHER HOMES REPORTED SHINGLES BEING BLOWN OFF. THIS
            DAMAGE OCCURRED NEAR COUNTY ROADS 161 AND 160.

0845 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HATTON                  34.56N 87.41W
01/13/2005                   LAWRENCE           AL   PUBLIC

            A FEW TREES DOWN IN THE HATTON AREA.

&&

KWEBER

Special weather statement, Jan 13, 9:37 AM CST, 18 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
937 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005

ALZ001>004-131630-
COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-
937 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR LAUDERDALE...COLBERT...LAWRENCE
AND FRANKLIN TENNESSEE HAS BEEN CANCELED...

AT 930 AM...A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM
FAYETTEVILLE TO PRICEVILLE AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. NORTHWEST
ALABAMA CAN EXPECT MORE RAIN FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING BUT NO
SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. AS A RESULT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH FOR NORTHWEST ALABAMA HAS BEEN CANCELED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR LOCAL MEDIA...FOR FURTHER
UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE.

SS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 13, 7:16 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Colbert, Jackson, Madison	39 days
Jan 13, 7:42 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Lauderdale	39 days
Jan 13, 7:52 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Colbert, Franklin	39 days
Jan 13, 8:33 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Lawrence, Limestone, Madison	39 days
Jan 13, 8:56 AM CST	Tornado Warning	HUN	Limestone	34 min
Jan 13, 9:15 AM CST	Tornado Warning	HUN	DeKalb, Madison	99 days
Jan 13, 9:17 AM CST	Tornado Warning	HUN	Madison, Marshall	229 days
Jan 13, 9:25 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Lauderdale, Morgan	39 days
Jan 13, 9:35 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Lauderdale	39 days
Jan 13, 9:43 AM CST	Tornado Warning	HUN	Colbert, Franklin	255 days
Jan 13, 9:44 AM CST	Tornado Warning	HUN	Lauderdale, Madison	255 days
Jan 13, 10:10 AM CST	Tornado Warning	HUN	Colbert, Franklin	255 days
Jan 13, 11:39 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Jackson, Madison	39 days
Jan 13, 9:07 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Franklin, Lincoln	39 days

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.