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Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this flash flood warning at Jun 1, 2006, 5:26 PM CDT for Franklin 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 1, 2006, 5:26 PM CDT (22:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2006, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Franklin County, AL
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 197 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
- 339 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1348 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 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 1, 10:46 AM CDT, 6 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 10:46 AM CDT, 6 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1046 AM CDT THU JUN 1 2006 .UPDATE... MOST NOTABLE FEATURE OVER THE AREA IS A NEWD MOVING UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONE CENTERED OVER THE NW AL/SRN TN. AT THE SFC...AN INVERTED TROF IS LOCATED BETWEEN KBNA AND KMKL AND EXTENDS SOUTHWARD BETWEEN KTUP AND KMSL. WV IMAGERY SHOWING THAT ANTICYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT HAS BROUGHT IN SOME SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR FROM THE EAST. AS A RESULT...VIS IMAGERY SHOWING CLOUDS HAVE ERODED OVER MUCH OF THE CWA SO FAR THIS MORNING...ESP OVER WRN HALF. 15Z TEMPS RANGED FROM NEAR 80 IN THE WRN AND ERN CWA TO MID 80S IN THE CENTRAL CWA WITH DEWPTS IN THE MID/UPPER 60S ACROSS ENTIRE CWA. GIVEN FEWER CLOUDS OVER THE AREA DURING LARGEST HEATING TIME OF THE DAY...TEMPS SHOULD NOT HAVE A PROBLEM REACHING 90 ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. SO WILL LOWER CLOUD COVER AND NUDGE HI TEMPS UP A LITTLE. DIFF NVA OVER THE AREA SHOULD KEEP CONVECTION MOSTLY SUPPRESSED THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...NVA WILL DECR THIS AFTERNOON. WITH AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE AND TEMPS WARMING TO 90...CAPES WILL BE ARND 2000 J/KG. THUS CONDITIONS WILL BECOME MORE FAVORABLE THIS AFTERNOON FOR PRECIP. EXPECT MAIN TSTM FOCUS WILL BE INVOF OF INVERTED TROF AND FURTHER N. SO AREAS WEST OF I-65 AND N OF THE AL STATE LINE WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIP. ANTICYCLONE OVER THE AREA SHOULD KEEP TSTMS FROM BECOMING WIDESPREAD TODAY. THUS WILL LOWER AND ARRANGE POPS ACCORDINGLY. PG && .PREV DISCUSSION...ISSUED 220 AM CDT THU JUN 1 2006... SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)... SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOULD CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...BUT WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING...THE FOCUS WILL SHIFT TO AREAS CLOSEST TO THE APPROACHING SFC FRONT...ESPECIALLY TO OUR NORTH. WENT WITH LIKELY POPS OVER SOUTHERN MIDDLE TN...BUT LEFT CHANCE CATEGORY ELSEWHERE. WE HAVE BEEN SEEING FRIDAY GET WETTER AND WETTER IN THE FORECAST MODELS. IT NOW APPEARS FROPA WILL VARY FROM MID-MORNING IN THE SHOALS TO POSSIBLY AS LATE AS LATE AFTERNOON IN MARSHALL AND DE KALB COUNTIES. WITH THIS IN MIND...HAVE BOOSTED POPS TO LIKELY EXCEPT IN THE SHOALS REGION. WITH NEARLY CLOUDY SKIES...HIGHS WILL STRUGGLE INTO THE 80S...MAYBE NOT EVEN MAKING IT OVER SRN MIDDLE TN. EXTENDED (FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY)... ONCE THE FRONT CLEARS IT USHERS IN COOLER AND DRIER AIR...JUST IN TIME FOR THE WEEKEND (SEE THE FAST FACT BELOW). HIGHS WILL BE A FEW DEGREES EITHER SIDE OF 80...WITH LOWS EACH MORNING IN THE 50S...AND PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. UNBEATABLE FOR EARLY JUNE. MONDAY BEGINS A BIT OF A UNCERTAIN PERIOD...AS THE MODELS FORECAST AN UPPER LOW TO CLOSE OFF AND PUSH SOUTH INTO GEORGIA AND THE CAROLINAS. DEPENDING ON THE EVOLUTION...WE MIGHT SEE A FEW INSTABILITY SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY IN THE FAR EASTERN COUNTIES. WE WILL HAVE TO KEEP WATCHING THIS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS...FOR NOW STUCK WITH THE STATUS QUO...DRY AND SEASONABLE. REGARDLESS...WE STAY IN NORTHERLY/NORTHWESTERLY FLOW THROUGH THE REST OF THE EXTENDED. EVEN IF A FRONT DOES MAKE IT DOWN...RAIN CHANCES WILL BE MINIMAL. I REMOVED THE WEDNESDAY RAIN CHANCE AS THE UPPER LOW CAUSES A DELAY FROM THE PREVIOUS THINKING. HIGHS/LOWS SHOULD MODERATE TO ABOUT 85/65 BY MIDWEEK. FAST FACT... THE UPCOMING WEEKEND WILL BE THE 22ND WEEKEND OF 2006. SO FAR...ONLY FIVE WEEKENDS HAVE BEEN ENTIRELY RAIN FREE...TWO IN JANUARY...TWO IN MARCH...AND ONE IN APRIL. IF THIS WEEKEND DOES END UP DRY...IT WILL BE THE FIRST DRY WEEKEND SINCE APRIL 15TH AND 16TH. JE/23 && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 1:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 130 PM CDT THU JUN 1 2006 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-020200- COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE- LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN- 130 PM CDT THU JUN 1 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT WITHIN A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ISOLATED WET MICROBURSTS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE OVER NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS...ANOTHER THREAT WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE...AS WELL AS RAPID PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR FRIDAY ALONG AND AHEAD OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. THE SEVERE THREAT IS VERY LOW AT THIS TIME HOWEVER...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE THREAT OF LOCALIZED FLOODING... ESPECIALLY WITHIN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DRIER AND COOLER CONDITIONS WILL MOVE IN FRIDAY NIGHT AND PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. SCHAUB
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 3:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 340 PM CDT THU JUN 1 2006 ALZ005-012115- LIMESTONE- 340 PM CDT THU JUN 1 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR LIMESTONE COUNTY UNTIL 415 PM CDT... AT 336 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES EAST OF LEXINGTON...OR 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF ATHENS. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... GOOD SPRINGS. LEGGTOWN. LESTER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 24
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 3:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 351 PM CDT THU JUN 1 2006 TNZ096-012130- LINCOLN- 351 PM CDT THU JUN 1 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM CDT... AT 349 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PETERSBURG...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF FAYETTEVILLE. THIS STORM WAS 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... DELINA. PETERSBURG. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 24
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 4:29 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 429 PM CDT THU JUN 1 2006 ALZ006-012215- MADISON- 429 PM CDT THU JUN 1 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR MADISON COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM CDT... AT 428 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF OWENS CROSSROADS...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HUNTSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... HAMPTON COVE. BROWNSBORO. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 24
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 4:46 PM CDT, 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 446 PM CDT THU JUN 1 2006 ALZ001-012230- LAUDERDALE- 446 PM CDT THU JUN 1 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR LAUDERDALE COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM CDT... AT 445 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FLORENCE...MOVING NORTHEAST 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... UNDERWOOD-PETERSVILLE. ST. FLORIAN. ZIP CITY. KILLEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. SS
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 4:54 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 454 PM CDT THU JUN 1 2006 ALZ016-012245- CULLMAN- 454 PM CDT THU JUN 1 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CULLMAN COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM CDT... AT 453 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES WEST OF GOOD HOPE...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CULLMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... CRANE HILL. LOGAN. BALDWIN. THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. 24
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 5:16 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lawrence | 44 min |
| Jun 1, 2:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Lawrence | 2 hr |
| Jun 1, 2:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Limestone | 2 hr |
| Jun 1, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Limestone | 45 min |
| Jun 1, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence | 47 min |
| Jun 1, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lauderdale | 51 min |
| Jun 1, 3:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Franklin | 2 hr |
| Jun 1, 3:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert | 2 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert | 27 min |
| Jun 1, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Cullman | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Madison | 41 min |
| Jun 1, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin | 50 min |
| Jun 1, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lincoln | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lincoln | 38 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Alabama, 2006Every flash flood warning in 2006
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.